to get the feel of sth

  • 1get the feel of sth — ► to learn how to do something, usually a new activity: »Once she got the feel of the business, she quickly established a reputation. Main Entry: ↑feel …

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  • 2get the feel of something doing something — get the feel of sth/of doing sth idiom to become familiar with sth or with doing sth • I haven t got the feel of the brakes in this car yet. Main entry: ↑feelidiom …

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  • 3get the feel of of doing something — get the feel of sth/of doing sth idiom to become familiar with sth or with doing sth • I haven t got the feel of the brakes in this car yet. Main entry: ↑feelidiom …

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  • 4get the hump — get/have/the hump british informal phrase to feel annoyed or offended Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym …

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  • 5feel — Ⅰ. feel UK US /fiːl/ verb [I or T] ► to experience something physical or emotional: »Steve s not feeling well so he s not in the office today. »We want our employees to feel good about coming to work. »In some companies, workers feel pressure to… …

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  • 6feel*/*/*/ — [fiːl] (past tense and past participle felt [felt] ) verb I 1) [linking verb] to be in a particular state as a result of an emotion or a physical feeling I was feeling quite cheerful when we set out.[/ex] Are you feeling ill?[/ex] I feel such a… …

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  • 7a feel for sth — ► an understanding of something, especially one that you get by experiencing something rather than learning about it: »We are putting people on the ground to ensure that we are the first to get a feel for what the consumer wants. Main Entry:… …

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  • 8get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …

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  • 9get into the swing (of something) — informal phrase to become used to a new situation and to feel confident that you can deal with it I’ve been here a week, and I’m only just beginning to get into the swing of things. Thesaurus: to become familiar with a new situation or way of… …

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  • 10feel — feel1 W1S1 [fi:l] v past tense and past participle felt [felt] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling/emotion)¦ 2¦(notice)¦ 3¦(feel smooth/dry etc)¦ 4¦(feel good/strange/exciting etc)¦ 5¦(have an opinion)¦ 6 feel like (doing) something 7¦(touch)¦ 8 feel around/on/in …

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