come to terms

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come to terms (with someone or something)

1. to come to an agreement with someone. I finally came to terms with my lawyer about his fee. Bob, you have to come to terms with your father.

2. to learn to accept someone or something. She had to come to terms with the loss of her sight. She couldn't come to terms with her estranged husband.

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" "We're willing to submit, if we can come to terms, and no bones about it. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context More results

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