come to grips with
• begin to deal with or understand.
• "the committee has failed to come to grips with the problem"
Similar:
deal with,
cope with,
handle,
grasp,
grasp the nettle of,
tackle,
undertake,
take on,
grapple with,
contend with,
close with,
face,
face up to,
meet head on,
confront,
encounter,
• engage in combat with.
• "British forces never came to grips with the enemy"
