Come to grips with vs Get to grips with a problem

[Majid72]

ةHello

Would you please tell me the difference between the two expressions:
Which one is most heard in the US and in Britain and do they convey the same meaning.

-Come to grips with a problem,...

-Get to grips with a problem,...

Thanks a lot.

[Milanya]

BYU-BNC: BRITISH NATIONAL CORPUS - come to grips with * - 51 hits, Get to grips with * - 135 hits
CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH - come to rips with * - 492 hits, Get to grips with * - 5 hits.
Idiom
come/get to grips with something -
to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation It's further proof of the government's failure to get to grips with two of the most important social issues of our time.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/come+to+grips+with
Idiom(s):
come to grips with - To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=come+to+grips+with&r=66
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[Alan]

Hi Majid,

I would suggest that although both expressions are similar and suggest 'confront', there is a difference in emphasis.

[Majid72]

Hello.
Thank you very much Milanya and Alan for your help.

[Majid72]

[Milanya]

BRITISH NATIONAL CORPUS - http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/

THE CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH - http://www.americancorpus.org/
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con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.