come to grips

Other forms: coming to grips; came to grips; comes to grips

Definitions of come to grips
  1. verb
    deal with (a problem or a subject)
    “I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents”
    synonyms: get to grips
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    type of:
    care, deal, handle, manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
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