COME WITH THE TERRITORY

come with the territory: translation

come with the territory & go with the territory

Fig. to be expected under circumstances like this. (Alludes to the details and difficulties attendant to something like the assignment of a specific sales territory to a salesperson. When one accepts the assignment, one accepts the problems.) •

There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory.

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There are problems, but they go with the territory.