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What does get a grip mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To relax; to calm down; to stop being angry; to come to one's senses or become more rational.
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Saki watched in humor as Noir raced around the paddock trying to get a grip on any of the horses.
If you're among the short-timers, it's time to get a grip on what you'll spend in retirement.
Worldwide great effort is taken in order to get a grip on the still high percentage of human factors in flying accidents.
If it fails to get a grip and quickly, the Commission is at real risk of foundering in futility.
We have yet to get a grip on the policy implications regarding control of health information in this regard.
And I know that some people are having a far worse time of things at the moment, so I really need to get a grip and put things in perspective.

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