In one's grasp of the idiom

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, please could you explain the meaning of “in his grasp of the idiom” in the following sentense?
In the confined, gossipy world of British blues, Theo is spoken of as a man of promise, already mature in his grasp of the idiom…

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To me it means that the person is capable of using the idiom correctly and effectively. Let’s see what @Andrea, @Alan and @Anglophile think.

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The expression usually is - with a firm grasp of. That indicates as Torsten has already said, that you fully understand something and know how to use it. ‘Idiom’ can generally mean - genre, type, variation. Here I think ‘genre’ fits the bill.

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Thank you very much, Torsten and Alan!

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Yes, I agree with @Torsten and @Alan. :wink:

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Thank you very much, Andrea!

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