Here is a quote from The Avengers, 2012 film.
Coulson : But first, we need you to talk to the big guy.
Natasha : Coulson, you know that Stark trusts me about as far as he can throw me.
Coulson : I've got Stark. You get the big guy.
I know what "Stark trusts me as far as he can throw me" means: he doesn't trust me. But I'm not sure why the sentence includes about. What does about mean here?
Plus, What does I've got Stark mean in the exchange? Maybe Coulson meant I will take on Stark?
Best Answer
This does indeed mean I do not trust him very much (unless I am really big and strong, and he is quite small, and I could actually throw him quite far).
Means indeed "I'll take him on".
"I've got it" or "I've got him" can indeed mean "I'll take care of it/him".
Means that the answerer will take care of that last issue.
Now for about:
That simply means "more or less" in this case. It is quite often used in this sense in sentences like these: