GET / HAVE A HANDLE ON SB/STH


Meaning of GET / HAVE A HANDLE ON SB/STH in English

( informal ) to understand or know about sb/sth, especially so that you can deal with it or them later :

I can't get a handle on these sales figures.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.