get to grips with

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === get to grips with (third-person singular simple present gets to grips with, present participle getting to grips with, simple past got to grips with, past participle (UK) got to grips with or (US) gotten to grips with) (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To deal (with something) decisively, or to confront (it) head on. Synonym: come to grips (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To battle (with something). (idiomatic, chiefly UK) To gain an understanding (of something). ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lose one's grip