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get the hang of

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get the hang of something (informal)

to succeed in learning how to do something after practising it After three weeks of using this computer I think I've finally got the hang of it.

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get the hang of something

to learn how to do something I wasn't especially interested and never did get the hang of that stupid violin.

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get the drift
get the drift of
get the drop on
get the facts straight
get the feel of
get the gate
get the goods on
get the hang of
get the hell out
get the hell out of
get the hump
get the jitters
get the kinks out
get the lead out
get the message

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