“get/have”

The following 5 entries include the term get/have.

get/have a handle on

idiom

: to understand and be able to deal with (something)

get/have a line on

idiom

: to get or have information about (someone or something that one is trying to find)

get/have an eyeful

idiom

: to see something very clearly or to see a lot or too much of something often refers to seeing something shocking, such as a person who is naked

get/have one's wires crossed

idiom

: to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said

get/have the wind up

idiom

: to become/be afraid or nervous


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