What does the expression "it comes down to it"?
What does the expression "it comes down to it"?. I saw it in the film "Any given Sunday" during the Al Pacino's speech. The complete sentence was: "because he knows when it comes down to it, you're gonna do the same for him". I looked at some dictionary but did't find anything interesting. Thanks.
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The correct expression is "When it comes down to it", which means something like "When the time comes" or "At that time", and additionally also carries a meaning like "in the end" or "finally".
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when it comes down to it = when it gets to the point/ when the time comes [ in this case when there comes a time when a favour is needed, it will be done]
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Basically it means "when it happens" or "when it refers to a specific something"
Think of a funnel. It is just out of the many things that is happening now, all will lead to certain point. that's when "it comes down to it"
The "it" could be referring to a situation or a thing.
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Is it used to express what gonna happen next?
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