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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come down to

The reason appears to come down to an extremely small difference in molecular structure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Individual player quality aside, much of the success of this approach will come down to players internalising their manager's instructions.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The key to victory for either Orange Lutheran or Sierra Canyon may come down to this matchup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Many beneficiary-designation errors come down to simple oversight.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Maybe you can come down to Florida and help?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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