come to terms with something
- come to terms with something
come to terms with something phrase
to learn to accept and deal with an unpleasant situation or event, especially after being upset or angry about it for a long time
She needed time to come to terms with her grief.
Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficulty
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come to ˈterms with sth idiom
to accept sth unpleasant by learning to deal with it
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She is still coming to terms with her son's death.
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