Verb
get the hang of (third-person singular simple present gets the hang of, present participle getting the hang of, simple past got the hang of, past participle (UK) got the hang of or (US) gotten the hang of)
(colloquial) To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.
Driving feels awkward when you’re new to it, but it’s easy once you get the hang of it.
You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it. Sally Schneider
This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays. Douglas Adams
If he could get the hang of the thing his cry might become To live would be an awfully big adventure! but he can never quite the hang of it... J. M. Barrie
I think by the time you're grown you're as happy as you're goin to be. You'll have good times and bad times, but in the end you'll be about as happy as you was before. Or as unhappy. I've knowed people that just never did get the hang of it. Cormac McCarthy
Thus, words being symbols of ideas, we can collect ideas by collecting words. The fellow who said he tried reading the dictionary but couldn't get the hang of the story simply missed the point: namely, that it is a collection of short stories. James Webb Young
When things change a lot, some guys handle the change better than others, but that doesn't mean the guys that take longer to get the hang of things are suddenly slow drivers! Niki Lauda