get the hang of

1. Learn the proper way of doing, using or handling something; acquire the knack of something. For example, I finally got the hang of this computer program. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Then we started working together and I was doing some opening sets for her to kind of get the hang of the material I was going to do on the special.

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Many creators who have used AI tools say it takes time to get the hang of the tools and that the technology has important limitations.

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With enough practice, your child could probably get the hang of it too.

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“Why don’t you try a few private classes until you get the hang of it?” the studio owner suggested after I complained that she didn’t offer classes for rank beginners like me.

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“See? I knew you’d get the hang of things.”

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