get the hang of
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And, since Caine couldn’t get the hang of it, it’s Deighton’s hand seen in the movie cracking eggs into a bowl.
In the scene where Michael Caine is making omelettes in the kitchen, it is Deighton's hands which break the two eggs simultaneously as the actor was unable to get the hang of it.
From BBC
He laughed and replied: "I'm trying to get the hang of it."
From BBC
"When you see others in your family doing it every day, you get the hang of it quickly," one woman told the BBC, adding that "Kids here can pick it up at from around 10-years-old."
From BBC
“You’ll get the hang of it soon enough. Ready, everyone?” he called.
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