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get arms around

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get your arms around something

to feel confident that you have a good understanding of something that is complicated. There are so many different aspects of the energy situation that it's hard to get your arms around it.

Related vocabulary: get your mind around something

See also: arm, around

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get ahead
get ahold of
get along
get an earful
get an even break
get an eyeful

get arms around
get around
get around to
get arse in gear
get ass
get away from it all
get away with
get away with murder

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