get to grips with
idiom
British
: to begin to understand or deal with (something, such as a problem) in a direct or effective way
The government needs to get to grips with the unemployment problem.
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Aid officials fear worse is to come, just as children in the region get to grips with their new schoolyear and families try to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2020
These days, more of us are taking the time to get to grips with our cable management, including putting cables behind walls.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
Investors on the site enjoy trading, but there is also an important opportunity to build expertise, with back-testing and dummy trading facilities that enable people to get to grips with crypto investment without having to commit themselves.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
The music producer is also having to get to grips with the idea of parenting in later life.
—Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
Canva is well known as an intuitive, powerful suite of graphic tools that anyone can get to grips with—and building résumés is one more task that Canva can tackle with ease.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2022
These are exactly the individuals whose brain would need the most time to get to grips with their body.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
But what seems clear is that, more than a month into office, Shehbaz Sharif's government has done little to get to grips with the rising inflation and mounting economic crisis that contributed to Khan's ouster.
—Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN, 27 May 2022
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
Aid officials fear worse is to come, just as children in the region get to grips with their new schoolyear and families try to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2020
These days, more of us are taking the time to get to grips with our cable management, including putting cables behind walls.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
Investors on the site enjoy trading, but there is also an important opportunity to build expertise, with back-testing and dummy trading facilities that enable people to get to grips with crypto investment without having to commit themselves.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
The music producer is also having to get to grips with the idea of parenting in later life.
—Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
Canva is well known as an intuitive, powerful suite of graphic tools that anyone can get to grips with—and building résumés is one more task that Canva can tackle with ease.
—WIRED, 30 Oct. 2022
These are exactly the individuals whose brain would need the most time to get to grips with their body.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
But what seems clear is that, more than a month into office, Shehbaz Sharif's government has done little to get to grips with the rising inflation and mounting economic crisis that contributed to Khan's ouster.
—Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN, 27 May 2022
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