get to grips with something Idiom, Proverb

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

get to grips with (someone or something)

To activate or accomplish an accomplishment to understand, accept, and accord with a difficult or ambiguous person, thing, or situation. I should accept the address accessible for you by this afternoon, I aloof charge to get to grips with this new software amend first. I've tried, but I aloof can't get to grips with Amy, she's absolutely out of control!Learn more: get, grip

get to grips with something

come to grips with something

COMMON If you get to grips with or come to grips with a botheration or task, you alpha to accord with it effectively, usually by authoritative an accomplishment to acquire it. The present government has absolutely bootless to get to grips with our bread-and-butter problems. I charge appear to grips with this new system.Learn more: get, grip, something

come/get to ˈgrips with somebody/something

activate to acquire or to accord appropriately with a person, problem, subject, etc: The government has yet to get to grips with the botheration of crime. ♢ I’m aggravating to appear to grips with Polish grammar.Learn more: come, get, grip, somebody, something

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