The word 'grips' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a noun or a verb. Example sentence: She gripped the handle tightly as she opened the door.
Conversely, the Green party has seriously got to grips with the economic situation and is delivering practical solutions.
In getting to grips with the Juncker saga, Vestager has already obtained the Luxleaks material.
And I think all the parties have to get to grips with that".
Through a programme of workshops, discussions and one-to-one tuition, you'll get to grips with all the major components of telling a story - and what you have to do before the writing even begins.
While the customs officers were getting to grips with their discovery, Gurlitt, 80, reportedly remained in his darkened bedroom without protesting.
But with Spain in the grips of the 2008 economic downturn, the money earmarked for the improvements failed to materialise, and the site remained vacant, cordoned off from the rest of the city by a chainlink fence.
It took me around four years to get to grips with the Dutch language and I think Slovak is more difficult.
We got to grips with the basics at one of the most scenic sites, Japanese Gardens.
The material – contained within 44 pieces of correspondence released in two waves over the past month – amounts to a relative avalanche in the culture of secrecy that still grips royal relations with Whitehall.
Living in an eco-house and eating organic food from hand-crafted pots in a world where alternative medicine always works is a long way from getting to grips with environmental life-and-death issues for individuals, communities, cultures and planet alike: the redistribution of wealth, including resources, utilities, land, labour, services and so on.
As the four households get to grips with their smart meters, you'll also find out more about how smart meters work in the home, so you'll know exactly what to expect when your energy supplier contacts you to upgrade your existing meters.
