get the hang of

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get the hang of

verb gets the hang of · getting the hang of · got the hang of · gotten the hang of · have the hang of

  1. colloquial, idiomatic To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill. Driving feels awkward when you’re new to it, but it’s easy once you get the hang of it.

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@misc{get_the_hang_of_2026,
  title = {get the hang of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20the%20hang%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}