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come to grips with

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come to grips with [sth], get to grips with [sth] v expr	informal, figurative (understand)	captar⇒ vtr
	(AR, coloquial)	cazar⇒ vtr
	One must read a work of philosophy several times in order to come to grips with it.
	Las obras de filosofía hay que leerlas varias veces para captarlas.
	(ES, coloquial)	pillar el sentido loc verb
		agarrar el sentido loc verb
		agarrarle la mano loc verb
	Hay que leer varias veces las obras filosóficas para pillarles el sentido.
come to grips with [sth], get to grips with [sth] v expr	informal, figurative (master) (AR, figurado, coloquial)	agarrarle la mano loc verb
	(ES, coloquial)	coger el tranquillo loc verb
	When I had finally come to grips with algebra, I began to learn calculus.
	Cuando finalmente le agarré la mano al álgebra empecé a aprender cálculo.
come to grips with [sth], get to grips with [sth] v expr	informal, figurative (deal with, accept)	aceptar⇒ vtr
	It was difficult to come to grips with my parents' tragic deaths.
	Fue muy difícil aceptar la trágica muerte de mis padres.
		lidiar con vi + prep
	Fue duro lidiar con la trágica muerte de mis padres.
come to grips with [sb] v expr	dated (be in close combat with)	enfrentarse a v prnl + prep
		luchar con vtr + prep

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