come/get to grips with somebody/something

come to grips with (someone or something)

To begin to or make an effort to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult or problematic person, thing, or situation. I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to come to grips with this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't come to grips with Amy, she's totally out of control!

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get to grips with (someone or something)

To begin or make an effort to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult or problematic person, thing, or situation. I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to get to grips with this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't get to grips with Amy, she's totally out of control!

come to grips with someone or something

Fig. to begin to deal with someone or something difficult or challenging in a sensible way. We must all come to grips with this tragedy. I cannot come to grips with Ed and his problems.

See also: come, grip

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

come to grips with

Confront squarely, deal decisively with, as in Her stories help the children come to grips with upsetting events. This term, sometimes put as get to grips with, employs grip in the sense of a "tight hold." [Mid-1900s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

get to grips with something

come to grips with something

COMMON If you get to grips with or come to grips with a problem or task, you start to deal with it effectively, usually by making an effort to understand it. The present government has completely failed to get to grips with our economic problems. I must come to grips with this new system.

come (or get) to grips with

1 engage in physical combat with. 2 begin to deal with or understand.

See also: come, grip

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

come/get to ˈgrips with somebody/something

begin to understand or to deal properly with a person, problem, subject, etc: The government has yet to get to grips with the problem of crime. I’m trying to come to grips with Polish grammar.

See also: come, get, grip, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

come to grips with

To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition" (Louis Auchincloss).

See also: come, grip

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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go down the rabbit hole
fan
be in a cleft stick
a long row to hoe
a tough row to hoe
tough row to hoe
in a cleft stick

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释义	come/get to grips with somebody/something come to grips with (someone or something) To begin to or make an effort to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult or problematic person, thing, or situation. I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to come to grips with this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't come to grips with Amy, she's totally out of control! See also: come, grip get to grips with (someone or something) To begin or make an effort to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult or problematic person, thing, or situation. I should have the report ready for you by this afternoon, I just need to get to grips with this new software update first. I've tried, but I just can't get to grips with Amy, she's totally out of control! See also: get, grip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come to grips with someone or something Fig. to begin to deal with someone or something difficult or challenging in a sensible way. We must all come to grips with this tragedy. I cannot come to grips with Ed and his problems. See also: come, grip McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. come to grips with Confront squarely, deal decisively with, as in Her stories help the children come to grips with upsetting events. This term, sometimes put as get to grips with, employs grip in the sense of a "tight hold." [Mid-1900s] See also: come, grip The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. get to grips with something or come to grips with something COMMON If you get to grips with or come to grips with a problem or task, you start to deal with it effectively, usually by making an effort to understand it. The present government has completely failed to get to grips with our economic problems. I must come to grips with this new system. See also: get, grip, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. come (or get) to grips with 1 engage in physical combat with. 2 begin to deal with or understand. See also: come, grip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary come/get to ˈgrips with somebody/something begin to understand or to deal properly with a person, problem, subject, etc: The government has yet to get to grips with the problem of crime. I’m trying to come to grips with Polish grammar. See also: come, get, grip, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary come to grips with To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition" (Louis Auchincloss). See also: come, grip American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: go down the rabbit hole fan be in a cleft stick a long row to hoe a tough row to hoe tough row to hoe in a cleft stick
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