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Handle Understand Deal Life Unpredictable Control Truth I

Front Have handle on something
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To understand and be able to deal with (something).
Life is unpredictable. However much we think we have a handle on (control) it, the truth is we never really know what's to come.
I can't quite get a handle on the way this machine works.
It seemed like she had a good handle on the situation.
By coming in early and staying late she started to get a handle on the problem.

Tags: 3.27, journey, universal

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