come down to

Idioms  

1. Also, come right down to. Amount to or be reduced to, as in It all comes down to a matter of who was first in line, or When it comes right down to it, you have to admit he was mistaken. [Late 1800s] Also see boil down, def. 2.

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Example Sentences

Mark Bird, from GBGB, said the decision "appears to come down to arguments of a purely academic nature".

From BBC

That will ultimately come down to whether the maths has shifted and whether something about the unprecedented nature of this wave in cases alters the calculations.

From BBC

As Edmund’s Yoon puts it: “I think it really does come down to, what is the best car you can afford?”

From MarketWatch

John March Hansen, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, told Salon in an interview that he expects either Krishnamoorthi or Stratton to win, and that it will likely come down to Democratic turnout, with voters in Chicago likely favoring Stratton while voters in the suburbs leaning for Krishnamoorthi.

From Salon

He probably assumed I was still upstairs sewing and cleaning, expecting me to come down to the kitchen in a little while to help Ma make supper.

From Literature