GET TO GRIPS

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Deal with (a problem or a subject)

Example:

I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents

Synonyms:

come to grips; get to grips

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "get to grips" is one way to...):

care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something