get the hang of

意味

to learn how to do something that is not simple at first

最初は難しいことのやり方を覚える.

例文

1. 1Driving a manual car was tricky at first, but I soon got the hang of it.
2. 2Don't worry about the new booking system; you'll get the hang of it within a week.
3. 3Knitting looked impossible, but after a few evenings Maria had got the hang of it and finished a scarf.
4. 4Is Tom getting the hang of his new job, or is he still asking for help every hour?
5. 5The first salsa classes were a disaster, but once Priya got the hang of the steps, she loved them.

文法

変化するのは get だけ（gets、getting、got）。イギリス英語では現在完了は have got the hang of。of の後には名詞、代名詞、-ing 形が続く。

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