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

This showdown between the Niners and the Rams would normally come down to a battle of wits between two of the game’s brightest coaches in Shanahan and Sean McVay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It can also come down to what are seen as traditional roles.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

However much longer Walter remains invested in the Dodgers — financially, at least — could come down to math.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

To this day, his calculus for greenlighting any major production seems to come down to how vastly one’s star power burns.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sometimes Betsy Read would get a letter from him, too, and she’d come down to tell us about it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier