grip: n. the way you hold something tightly or your ability to do this 紧握，握紧
短语一：come to grips with/get to grips with: to understand and deal with a difficult situation
了解并应付（难题或局面）
eg: 1. Before their vanguard reached the gates they had to come to grips with the police and soldiers.
前面的队伍还没有冲到大门口,军警已经和他们短兵相接地混战起来.
2. Indeed, some great scholars never come to grips with those realities at all.
的确, 有些伟大的学者永远不能理解安全那些现实.

短语二：lose your grip: to become less confident and less able to deal with a situation （对某局面）信心不足，失去控制
eg: Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of