get a grip

Verb

Meaning

To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.

To attain the understanding of a complex topic.

(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion.

He needs to get a grip if he's getting that angry over such a little thing.

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I struggled to learn basic skills, get a grip on markets, find my own unique voice, create story lines and come up to speed with the industry. I struggled for ten years before having any success. Janet Evanovich

I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself. Alberto Giacometti

I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip. Wendelin Van Draanen

Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my religion, I would go off the rails. Feisal Abdul Rauf

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. George Osborne

I'm coming to Washington D.C. to do the people's work, and the people's work has to do with - reducing spending, and - cutting budgets, and - and trying to get a grip on the size of government. Ken Buck

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