come to grips vs dispose of

come to grips

verb
  • To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty. 

  • To confront each other decisively. 

dispose of

verb
  • To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation. 

  • To transfer to another's control. 

  • To get rid of. 

  • To arrange in an orderly way. 

  • To have available, or at one's disposal. 

How often have the words come to grips and dispose of occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )