come to grips

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come to grips

verb comes to grips · coming to grips · came to grips · come to grips

intransitive, of two opponents To confront each other decisively. The armies finally came to grips at Stalingrad.
Similar: get to grips
intransitive To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty. It was not until five years after graduation that she finally came to grips and began a career.

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@misc{come_to_grips_2026,
  title = {come to grips},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20grips},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}