get a grip on

基本解释

Now redubbed the “pact for the euro”, it stipulates that all euro-zone countries put into law a pledge to get a grip on public debt.
现在重新炮制的“欧元条约”在法律上规定了欧元区所有的国家的承诺，即全力控制公共债务。
That's kind of counterintuitive and unwelcome: starting out to make a model with the intention to get a grip on complexity, we end up with a universe even more complex.
但是有点违反直觉和令人不悦的是：虽然制作模型的出发点是为了控制复杂度，但最终却得到了一个甚至更复杂的世界。
So, unless people get a grip on this banking sector and restore this confidence that all these areas that are so dear to everybody's hearts in terms of their futures, is severely under pressure.
不过，我们确实感受到这场危机的存在。因此，除非我们控制住银行业的动荡并恢复信心，否则所有和人们未来以及日常生活息息相关的方面都将遭受巨大压力。

I better say something about oil in the ancient world, so that you get a grip on what's going on here.
我最好说一下油在古代世界的地位,以便你能明白为什么会出售芳香油
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The inability to get a grip on reality is one of the most dangerous of flaws, especially for a leader.
FORBES: Leaders And Followers
Then I fold my cot in the kitchen, get a grip on myself, and tell my son-in-law to eat breakfast.
NEWYORKER: The Repatriates
By now politicians were hotfooting it back, to get a grip on a situation that had clearly spiralled out of control.
ECONOMIST: Riots in England