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Definitions

get a handle on

VERB
cope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confront endure get by grapple handle suffer survive wrestle
STRONG
buffet deal dispatch encounter face hack struggle tangle tussle weather
WEAK
battle with carry on hack it hold one's own live with make go of it make it make out make the grade pit oneself against rise to occasion struggle through
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep refuse retreat surrender yield
VERB
handle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer conduct control deal with discuss employ exercise govern operate play serve supervise take treat use utilize work
STRONG
advise apply bestow command direct dispense dominate exploit guide maneuver manipulate ply steer swing wield
WEAK
behave toward call the signals cope with cut the mustard hack it make out make the grade run things
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect
STRONG
leave alone misguide mislead
WEAK
disregard mismanage misuse

Example Sentences

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The thinking went that they needed a year of adjustment to get a handle on their coursework.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But the real tell is Wever, whose performance as Christy’s mother is so outrageous and pitch-perfect that it took me a moment to get a handle on it.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

But it's hard to get a handle on how widespread this feeling is.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

To get a handle on that, we turned to Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The news media had begun to circle around the story early on, but they couldn’t seem to get a handle on it, and usamriid was trying to keep it that way.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston