get the hang of
idiom
informal
: to learn the skills that are needed to do (something)
He was finally getting the hang of his job.
She's getting the hang of driving.
Examples of get the hang of in a Sentence
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Plus, once kids get the hang of the game, flip the board over and play a regular game.
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Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
The loaning instructions can take a while to figure out, but people eventually get the hang of it.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
McClung did indeed get the hang of the profession, growing stronger at his craft as the shift progressed.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
So maybe Mueller is getting the hang of fundraising and running his own company.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023
Mateo not only gets the hang of being a bad guy, but starts to relish it, befriending another boy, Gudo (John Renz Javier), who moves into the villa.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Though some dogs are bright enough and trainable enough to learn to wear the hearing aid easily, others may never get the hang of it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Simply insert your hair and the end and roll up the barrel for one-handed, clamp-free curling—although this does take some practice to get the hang of.
—Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
There was a bit of a learning curve to find the right positions, but after multiple tries, our editor got the hang of it.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
The loaning instructions can take a while to figure out, but people eventually get the hang of it.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
McClung did indeed get the hang of the profession, growing stronger at his craft as the shift progressed.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
So maybe Mueller is getting the hang of fundraising and running his own company.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023
Mateo not only gets the hang of being a bad guy, but starts to relish it, befriending another boy, Gudo (John Renz Javier), who moves into the villa.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Though some dogs are bright enough and trainable enough to learn to wear the hearing aid easily, others may never get the hang of it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Simply insert your hair and the end and roll up the barrel for one-handed, clamp-free curling—although this does take some practice to get the hang of.
—Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
There was a bit of a learning curve to find the right positions, but after multiple tries, our editor got the hang of it.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
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