come with the territory
verbEtymology
Probably an allusion to the territory assigned to a travelling salesman.
Definitions
To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or…
To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.
- When one decides to raise sheep, he accepts the fact that coyotes come with the territory.
- Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abuse came with the territory.
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