come/get to grips with sth
Definition
C2 to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation: The government have failed to come to grips with the two most important social issues of our time. I can't seem to get to grips with this problem.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of come/get to grips with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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come-on noun
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come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom
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come/crawl out of the woodwork idiom
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come/follow hard/hot on the heels of sth idiom
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come/get (down) off your high horse idiom
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
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come/go down in the world idiom
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come/go under the hammer idiom
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come/go/be along for the ride idiom
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come/go/turn full circle idiom
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come/suffer under the lash idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- confront verb
- contend with sth phrasal verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- set about sth phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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