Collocations with "handle"

46 collocations found

handle the situation

to manage or control a situation successfully

situation9.0
complaint8.3
enquiry8.1
handle a task

to deal with or manage a task

task8.0
handle an emergency

to manage an emergency situation

emergency7.9
knife handle

the part of a knife that is held in the hand

knife7.9
broom handle

The long stick part of a broom that is held.

broom7.8
handle carelessly

to hold, touch, or deal with something without enough attention or care.

carelessly7.8
door7.8
handle incident

to manage or control an event

incident7.8
matter7.8
handle rejection

to manage the experience of being rejected

rejection7.8
handle criticism

to deal with criticism successfully

criticism7.7
handle the workload

To manage or deal with the amount of work required.

workload7.7
handle cargo

to manage the process of moving and storing cargo

cargo7.6
query7.6
carrying handle

a part of an object designed to be held in order to move or use it

carrying7.5
handle delicately

to touch or manage something with great care to avoid damage or offense

delicately7.5
handle paperwork

to manage the tasks related to documents

paperwork7.5
problem7.5
handle a request

to manage or deal with a request

request7.5
skilfully handle

to deal with or manage a situation or person with skill

skilfully7.5
handle successfully

to deal with a person, task, or situation effectively

successfully7.5
handle things

To manage or be in charge of a situation.

thing7.3
handle an affair

To manage or be responsible for a situation.

affair7.2
handle a challenge

to manage a challenge successfully

challenge7.2
handle freight

To manage the process of moving goods.

freight7.2
handle a transaction

to manage the process of a transaction

transaction7.2
finance7.1
handle correspondence

Similar to 'deal with', often implying a professional responsibility.

correspondence7.0