come down to

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.

Example Sentences

"It might come down to the final game, which will be interesting for everyone. At the same time, I have got my head switched on for what I need to do and I am not thinking about that too much."

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“But it doesn’t come down to that.”

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Both sides understand that Saturday’s matchup may come down to whichever team blinks first in the trenches.

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The more he thought about it, the more Sparks realized that, “in the end, novels come down to character, writing and plotting.”

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The reasons individual homeowners and entire neighborhoods can rebuild fast after fires come down to personal circumstance and community dynamics.

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