Earn
Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.
Handle
Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Glenda knows trashy romance novel tropes backwards and forwards, and doesn't really get a handle on events until she stops thinking in those terms and starts working with Earn Your Happy Ending instead.
Source: Discworld / Unseen Academicals
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