come to grips
Start handling it
Come to grips means to engage seriously with something difficult—a problem, a situation, or an unpleasant reality.
The phrase suggests grappling directly rather than avoiding: It took him years to come to grips with his father's death.
You might come to grips with a diagnosis, a financial crisis, or the implications of a decision.
The grip is mental or emotional, not physical.
Head's anterior surface
- tackleGear or takedown
- addressSpeak to formally
- deal withManage or address
- grappleSeize and fight closely
accept · acknowledge · reconcile · cope with · handle · manage · work through · process
Seize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- fathomNautical depth unit
- masterAuthority or controller
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
figure out · absorb · digest · internalize · apprehend · perceive · discern · make sense of
face
Head's anterior surface
grapple · accept · acknowledge · reconcile · cope with · handle · manage · work through · process · overcome
grasp
Seize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- fathomNautical depth unit
- masterAuthority or controller
learn · figure out · absorb · digest · internalize · apprehend · perceive · discern · make sense of · get the hang of
come to gripsavoid
Stay away from
evade · shy away from · bury one's head in the sand · dodge · sidestep
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