come to grips with something
idiomPart ofgrip
come to grips with something — idiom
1. to start to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult problem, situation, or
1.idiom
Definition
to start to understand, accept, and deal with a difficult problem, situation, or unpleasant truth
Example
It took Ezra months to come to grips with the death of his grandmother.
The city is still coming to grips with the damage caused by the flood.