Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “come to terms with” and it is a phrase meaning “to accept oneself to something painful/sad/difficult (situation); reconcile oneself to, come to accept, become accustomed to, adjust to”.
Example Sentence: While public policy in India has a history of being alert to concentration in industry, concentration in the services, as in telecommunications, and in infrastructure, as in ports, is relatively new and it may only just be coming to terms with its implications. As a democracy, India should guard against the potential use of countervailing power by any body pursuing a private interest, whether economic or social, and irrespective of its consequences for inflation.
This phrase is present in Corporate power and Indian inflation and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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