Meaning of get one's arms around | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, arms, around.
2. To fully understand; to wrap one's head around; to get a handle on.
3. To manage, handle, or control; to get on top of.

Examples

“The man tries to embrace the statue, but the statue disappears before he can get his arms around it and it reappears magically on the opposite side of the room.”

“Rather, it is the way Pekka needs to get his arms around the data before making up his own mind.”

“They can't get their arms around their feelings.”

“Roughead said the NECC is performing a really good mission and he is trying to get his arms around how much bigger it should grow.”

“My request was to eliminate this liability on the company so the banks could get their arms around what our future liabilities would be.”

“Meese arrived back at the Justice Department at 12:45 p.m. and advised Reynolds, Cooper, and Richardson that the President had authorized him to "get his arms around the Iranian initiative."”

“The imperfect prince was a role he could get his arms around.”

““This can’t just stand,” said Rich Galen, former press secretary to the 44th vice-president, Dan Quayle. “It was kind of fun in the beginning watching the kids run around and bump into each other. Now they’ve got the keys to the car and it’s dangerous. Someone has to go in and get their arms around this.””

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