come to grips with

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.

Japanese Meaning

問題や困難に真正面から取り組む / 直面して解決を試みる / （対立などに）敢えて向き合い、対処する

After months of denial, she finally had to come to grips with the reality of her illness.

数か月の否認の末、彼女はついに自分の病気の現実と向き合わなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.

comes to grips with

（ present singular third-person ）

coming to grips with

（ participle present ）

came to grips with

（ past ）

come to grips with

（ participle past ）