come to grips with

come to grips with
(come (или get) to grips with)
1) (smb. или smth.) вступить в борьбу с кем-л. или с чем-л., пойти на конфликт [этим. спорт. схватиться (о борцах)]

The cat and the dog moved from floor to cardboard box, to suitcase, like a couple of chess knights who cannot get to grips. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part IV, ch. II) — Кошка и собака прыгали с пола на картонки, а оттуда на чемодан, как шахматные кони, которые никак не могут сразиться друг с другом.

He reasoned: if he could finally learn what bedeviled Kelt, between them they might come to grips with it. (A. Halley, ‘Airport’, part III, ch. I) — Мэл рассуждал следующим образом: если бы мне удалось разузнать, что мучит брата, то вместе мы нашли бы способ справиться с его бедой.

2) (smth.) столкнуться с чем-л.; вплотную заняться чем-л., близко познакомиться с чем-л.; затронуть что-либо

Amnesty has a powerful and attractive mass appeal and comes to grips with many of the vital issues involved in this struggle to restore and defend the Bill of Rights, to repeal and nullify the Smith and McCarran Acts, to combat war hysteria. (E. Dennis, ‘Letters from Prison’) — Призыв к амнистии находит сильнейший отклик в массах и затрагивает множество важнейших проблем, связанных с борьбой за восстановление и защиту Билля о правах, за отмену и упразднение законов Смита и Маккарена, против военной истерии.

Adam at last came to grips with the Skeffington campaign. (E. O'Connor, ‘The Last Hurrah’, part II, ch. VII) — Наконец-то Адаму довелось познакомиться с политической кампанией, проводимой Скеффингтоном.

But before I come to closer grips with the problem, I want to get rid of my headache. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part V, ‘Jeremy’) — Сначала я должен избавиться от головной боли, а уж потом вплотную заниматься этой проблемой.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • come to grips with — (something) to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation. The whole community is struggling to come to grips with these kids deaths. Related vocabulary: come to terms with something …   New idioms dictionary

  • come to grips with — {v. phr.} 1. To get hold of (another wrestler) in close fighting. * /After circling around for a minute, the two wrestlers came to grips with each other./ 2. To struggle seriously with (an idea or problem). * /Mr. Blake s leaching helps students… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to grips with — {v. phr.} 1. To get hold of (another wrestler) in close fighting. * /After circling around for a minute, the two wrestlers came to grips with each other./ 2. To struggle seriously with (an idea or problem). * /Mr. Blake s leaching helps students… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come\ to\ grips\ with — v. phr. 1. To get hold of (another wrestler) in close fighting. After circling around for a minute, the two wrestlers came to grips with each other. 2. To struggle seriously with (an idea or problem). Mr. Blake s leaching helps students come to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come to grips with — informal (smb/smth) struggle (successfully) with an idea or problem She has finally been able to come to grips with her husband s drinking. I have enjoyed all your books, but do you really get to grips with people? I doubt it.(L.P.Hartley) …   Idioms and examples

  • come to grips with — you need to come to grips with the divorce Syn: deal with, cope with, handle, grasp, tackle, undertake, take on, grapple with, face, face up to, confront …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • come to grips with — phrasal to meet or deal with firmly, frankly, or straightforwardly < come to grips with the unemployment problem > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • come to grips with something — come to grips with (something) to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation. The whole community is struggling to come to grips with these kids deaths. Related vocabulary: come to terms with something …   New idioms dictionary

  • come to grips with — come/get to grips with (something) to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation. It s further proof of the government s failure to get to grips with two of the most important social issues of our time …   New idioms dictionary

  • come to grips with — ► come (or get) to grips with 1) engage in combat with. 2) begin to deal with or understand. Main Entry: ↑grip …   English terms dictionary


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