Complete Definition of "come to grips"

English

Verb

come to grips (with something)

  1. idiom to accept or resign oneself to something emotionally painful

#:Until she comes to grips with her mother's death, she will not feel complete.

Usage notes
Use come to grips with when specifying an object, as
:come to grips with reality

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