to get a grip on

Examples

• All

• You can't turn the clock back, so why not get a grip on reality for a change?

  Blog text (32)

• But you'll have to get a grip on yourself, nonetheless.

  Fiction book (1997)

• We need to get a grip on reality here.

  5 Flights Up (2014)

• That night I got a grip on life again.

  The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

• Please get a grip on yourself, Doctor.

  Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

• The thought helped her to get a grip on herself.

  Fiction book (1992)

• And that's part of the problem is that we have to get a grip on reality and where we're headed.

  Lex Fridman

• And your life will only get worse if you don't get a grip on your anger issues.

  Noobz (2013)

• I definitely think that it's become useful for me, and I've gotten a grip on it enough to really use it to accomplish goals.

  Tom Bilyeu

• So, Stephen, let's get a grip on ourselves and try to have a conversation in a calm, civilized, and dare I say, Christian manner.

Synonyms

T

to take control

vsto get a grip on

227 3.5

Start to have power and make decisions about something

focuses on personal understanding and emotional control rather than formal power

G

to get a grip

vsto get a grip on

• Informal

56 5.6

To calm down and control your feelings

covers starting to understand and control situations as well as feelings

C

to come to grips

vsto get a grip on

30 5.5

Start to accept and deal with a difficult situation

includes starting to control feelings or circumstances, not only understanding

H

to have a handle on

vsto get a grip on

16 4.2

To understand something well enough to deal with it

adds the idea of beginning to control emotions or the situation

G

to get to grips with

vsto get a grip on

• UK

3 5.4

To begin to understand and deal with a difficult subject or problem

starts to add emotional control as well as understanding of a situation

G

to get to grips

vsto get a grip on

• UK

2 5.7

To begin to deal with or understand a difficult problem

is more about also gaining control over feelings while understanding

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

M

to misunderstand

53 1.8

To think something is true when it is not

How Controlled

to master

191 4.1

to get a grip on

• Informal

13 4.0

to manage

239 2.3

Surface Forms

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Etymology