come to terms

Idioms  

1. Reach an agreement, as in The landlord and his tenants soon came to terms regarding repairs . [Early 1700s]

2. come to terms with . Reconcile oneself to, as in He'd been trying to come to terms with his early life . [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Edward tries to come to terms with this throughout the movie.

From Salon

“I have to come to terms with what’s more important for our children and for our family,” said De Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal

So Tuesday’s joint statement marks a shift for Germany, which has come to terms with the idea of balancing deregulation with a degree of protection for homegrown players as it looks for new ways to lift its economy out of a yearslong recession.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the film, which tells the story of a female K-Pop trio who must save the world from evil forces, Rumi has to come to terms with her identity as part human, part demon - and when Cho first read the script this resonated powerfully.

From BBC

“When I was younger, I didn’t really want to come to terms with it. I didn’t want to wear my hearing aids all the time. I didn’t want to use my accommodations. I denied I had it and acted like I could go through my life without my hearing aids. As I got older, I realized I can’t hear without them..”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• construct
• decide
• design
• determine
• draft
• establish
• lay out
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• organize
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• promote
• provide
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• schedule
• tailor
• work out