come to grips with

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Kostenko said he was concerned that Fedorov could take some time to come to grips with the large ministry if parliament confirms him to succeed the current defense minister, who has been in office for six months.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. companies and the federal government, meanwhile, haven’t yet come to grips with Americans’ longer lives, Stern says.

From MarketWatch

The move comes as Hollywood creators, agents and executives come to grips with rapid advances in artificial intelligence, which has assisted workers with routine tasks but also caused a stir with the release of realistic AI actors, such as Tilly Norwood, which has more than 66,000 followers on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. companies and the federal government haven’t come to grips with Americans’ longer lives, Stern says.

From MarketWatch

“I’m hoping that they’ll come to grips with how the American people are suffering,” said another.

From Salon