get to grips with
Come to understand
To get to grips with something is to engage with it seriously and begin to understand or manage it.
The phrase suggests confronting a difficult subject or problem directly rather than avoiding it: I'm finally getting to grips with the new software.
Chiefly British; Americans more often say "come to grips with."
- familiarizeMake known to oneself
- undertakeBegin a task formally
- approachWay of handling something
- addressSpeak to formally
- get a handle onAchieve understanding or control
get up to speed · handle · comprehend · deal · fathom · grasp · make sense of · cope · meet · master · tackle · grapple · come to terms with · confront · get the hang of · learn · figure out · negotiate
get to grips withavoid
Stay away from
ignore · evade · shy away from · duck · sidestep
get to grips withflounder
Struggle awkwardly, or seafood
give up on · misunderstand · fumble · bungle · throw in the towel
gets, getting, gotten, grip, grips, gripped, gripping, gripper, grippers