get the hang of
Learn the knack
To get the hang of something is to learn how to do it competently, especially through practice rather than instruction.
The phrase suggests the moment when an unfamiliar skill starts to feel natural: It took me a few tries, but I'm getting the hang of this new software.
Often used with "finally" to mark the breakthrough.
- catch onGrasp or gain popularity
- understandGrasp the meaning
- comprehendTo fully understand
- handlePart for gripping
- graspSeize or understand
suss out · cotton on · master · learn · twig · nail · click · second nature · pick up · figure out · follow · muscle memory · familiarize · get up to speed · pick up on · acclimate · accustom · find your footing
- skill idiomsknow the ropes, cut the mustard, on the ball, sharp as a tack, jack of all trades
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying