get a handle on

I pulled over to the side of a narrow lane to hold the wheel, breathe, and get a handle on my fear: All my life, large groups of men have usually brought me rejection.

The music can sneak up on you, especially when a character gives voice to feelings that they can’t quite get a handle on.

The film is both funny and achingly sad; difficult to get a handle on, as grief so often is.

And Labour strategists believe that appearing to get a handle on welfare is an essential weapon in the anti-Reform UK armoury.

Once you get a handle on this method, those old stove top pots will start collecting dust.