when you come (right) down to it
when you come (right) down to it
When you consider or focus on the most important aspects (of something). I know you want to see the best in David, but when you come right down to it, he's a liar—he always has been. When you come down to it, life is about making choices.
See also: come, down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get down to it
- liar, liar, pants on fire
- Liar, liar, pants on fire!
- see (something) through rose-colored glasses
- see through rose-colored glasses
- see (something) through rose-coloured spectacles
- get down to the nuts and bolts
- set (someone or something) up
- set someone up
- truth