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have a handle

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
have a handle on [sth] v expr	(have a firm understanding) (coloquial)	agarrarle la mano a loc verb
		entender⇒, saber⇒ vtr
		tener controlado loc verb
	Now I have a handle on what I'm doing, I think I should be able to get through the project fairly quickly.
	Ahora que le agarré la mano a lo que estoy haciendo, creo que debería poder terminar el proyecto rápidamente.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
get a handle on [sth], have a handle on v expr	figurative, informal (understand) (coloquial)	encontrarle el truco a, encontrarle la vuelta a loc verb + prep
		comprender⇒, entender⇒ vtr
	I can't get a handle on this at all. Can you explain it again?
	No consigo encontrarle el truco a esto. ¿Me lo puedes explicar de nuevo?

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