come to terms with

Meaning

1. Oxford67% of films

   to accept sth unpleasant by learning to deal with it

   And we've come to terms with it.

   Hoberman: In "Munich," Spielberg is trying to come to terms with the war against terror.

2. Oxford33% of films

   to reach an agreement with sb; to find a way of living or working together

   Perhaps you can come to terms with Renault.

In the movies · 6

• ...I started coming to terms with not being cool enough to walk through the projects.The Town2010
• And we've come to terms with it.Wreck-It Ralph2012
• I came to terms with it.Downton Abbey2019
• I've come to terms with that, daffs, why can't you?Shaun of the Dead2004
• And the sooner you come to terms with the fact that you lost the world's greatest athlete,Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• Hoberman: In "Munich," Spielberg is trying to come to terms with the war against terror.Spielberg2017
• Perhaps you can come to terms with Renault.Casablanca1943

Learn it in full scenes

• The Town2010
  • The Crew Learns the Hostage's Address
  • FBI Explains the Charlestown Trade
  • Krista Shows Up at the Bar
• Wreck-It Ralph2012
  • Ralph's Opening Monologue
  • Ralph Shows Up to Bad-Anon
  • Ralph Crashes the Anniversary Party
• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over

From the same entry

• be on good, friendly, bad, terms
• in terms of
• on your own terms
• a contradiction in terms
• on equal terms
• be on speaking terms
• in no uncertain terms
• in the long term

More idioms

• hit the nail on the head
• a change of heart
• god knows
• lose touch
• be out of touch
• have back
• in front
• go without saying
• have second thoughts
• the more
• under the weather
• get somewhere