- handle⇄adj. handleable.
- handle⇄expr. fly off the handle, (Slang.) to get angry or excited; lose one's temper or self-control.
Ex. He flies right off the handle for nothing (Thomas C. Haliburton). - handle⇄expr. get or have a handle on, to grasp or understand, especially so that one can direct or guide efforts to control or study.
Ex. If we could only get a better handle on the arms-building phenomenon, we could do something about it (Washington Post - handle⇄handle, noun, verb, -dled,-dling.
- handle⇄noun 1. the part of a thing made to be held or grasped by the hand. Spoons, pitchers, hammers, and pails have handles.
2. something like a handle.
3. (Figurative.) a chance; opportunity; occasion.
Ex. Don't let your conduct give any h - handle⇄v.i. to behave or act when handled.
Ex. This car handles easily. - handle⇄v.t. 1. to touch, feel, or use with the hands.
Ex. Don't handle that book until you wash your hands. The carpenter handles tools with ease and skill.
2. to manage; direct; control.
Ex. He has lived with dogs all his life. He has bred t