come to grips with

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

come to grips with

1. (idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.

   Until she comes to grips with her mother's death, she has no hope of putting it behind her.

Translations

to confront directly

• Finnish: käsitellä (fi)
• French: faire face (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 踏み込む (fumikomu)

See also

• come to terms with