come to terms
Idioms-
Reach an agreement, as in The landlord and his tenants soon came to terms regarding repairs . [Early 1700s]
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come to terms with . Reconcile oneself to, as in He'd been trying to come to terms with his early life . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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Instead she will have to come to terms with another near miss at a Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"That sort of brought it home to me - like it or loathe it, we have to live with it and come to terms with it."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"They've got to come to terms with the lack of trust in Britain," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Dwyer: We had some ideas about how he would come to terms with the trauma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was one thing for her to have known him as a child; it was another for her to come to terms with the nature of his adult wounds.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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