come with the territory

present singular third person comes with the territory · participle present coming with the territory · past came with the territory

1. idiomaticTo be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.

   Impatience . . . is chronic in the mass media. Indeed, it comes with the territory.

   2009 March 19, Joe Klein, “Don't Panic — At Least Not Yet”, in Time

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   Johnny Carson's three-year tenure as top man of "Tonight" leaves him less edgy than any of that grind's predecessors and he has a fine relaxed philosophy about the side irritants of the nation's favorite chatterthon: "Loss of privacy comes with the territory."

   1965 November 29, Jack O'Brian, “The Voice of Broadway”, in Palm Beach Daily News, retrieved 28 Oct 2012, page 4

   When one decides to raise sheep, he accepts the fact that coyotes come with the territory.

   1974 July 30, Jim Fiebig, “Problem Solving”, in Observer-Reporter, Pennsylvania, USA, retrieved 28 Oct 2012, page A4

   Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abuse came with the territory.

   1993 June 25, Richard Sacks, “Opinion: At The New Yorker, They Take Their Fact Checking Seriously”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Oct 2012

   Synonyms: go with the territory