Hello and welcome back to Daily English. Today’s phrase is: Come to grips with. One more time—come to grips with. Let’s see if you can guess what it means from these sentences:
🔹 When her father passed away, it took her months to come to grips with the loss.
🔹 He just moved to a new country and is still trying to come to grips with all the changes.
So, what does come to grips with mean? It means to begin to accept something difficult, painful, or upsetting.
It’s not about solving the problem quickly — it’s about starting to understand or emotionally accept it.
Examples: She’s still coming to grips with the fact that the person she trusted most was the one who betrayed her.”
He smiled at work, but deep down, he was trying to come to grips with his brother’s sudden death.
He still hasn’t come to grips with his parents’ divorce, even though it happened over a decade ago.
Your Turn Can you think of a time in your life when you had to come to grips with something difficult? Maybe it was a breakup, a big life change, or losing someone you cared about. I would be interested to hear from you. Don’t forget to share your stories or your feedback using the gmail address provided.