have the hang of something

have the hang of something
get/have/the hang of something informal phrase
to learn a skill or activity

Skiing is not very tiring, once you get the hang of it.

Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym
Main entry: hang

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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