Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's arms around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: get one's arm-s around
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, arms, around.

verb

To fully understand; to wrap one's head around; to get a handle on.

verb

To manage, handle, or control; to get on top of.

Example Sentences

"The man tries to embrace the statue, but the statue disappears before he can get his arms around it and it reappears magically on the opposite side of the room."
"Rather, it is the way Pekka needs to get his arms around the data before making up his own mind."
"They can't get their arms around their feelings."
"Roughead said the NECC is performing a really good mission and he is trying to get his arms around how much bigger it should grow."
"My request was to eliminate this liability on the company so the banks could get their arms around what our future liabilities would be."
"Meese arrived back at the Justice Department at 12:45 p.m. and advised Reynolds, Cooper, and Richardson that the President had authorized him to "get his arms around the Iranian initiative.""

Inflected Forms

gets one's arms around (present, singular) getting one's arms around (participle, present) got one's arms around (past) got one's arms around (UK, participle) gotten one's arms around (US, participle) wrap one's arms around (alternative)

Questions

What does get one's arms around mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, arms, around.

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