From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhave/get/give a feel for somethinghave/get/give a feel for somethinginformalUNDERSTAND to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it exercises that give a child a feel for numbers → feel
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have/get/give a feel for something• Any guilt she many have felt for the loss of her son did not affect her longevity.• I can get a rhythm, get a feel for the offense.• He was here to get a feel for the place.• Walk around the Tor and on the footpaths of the surrounding levels to get a feel for this legend-full land.• Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place.• Rather we get a feeling for the differences in the island societies through encounters with restaurant owners.• Did you get a feel for that with those conversations and the two extremes, the shot-gun versus the follow-up?• Playing the game itself is lots of fun, once you get a feel for the actual shot settings. 