Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bring to terms — index accommodate, arbitrate (conciliate), arrange (methodize), beat (defeat), intercede … Law dictionary
bring to terms — phrasal : to compel to agree, assent, or submit : force to come to terms * * * bring to terms To compel to the acceptance of conditions • • • Main Entry: ↑term … Useful english dictionary
bring to terms — {v. phr.} To make (someone) agree or do; make surrender. * /The two brothers were brought to terms by their father for riding the bicycle./ * /The war won t end until we bring the enemy to terms./ Contrast: COME TO TERMS … Dictionary of American idioms
bring\ to\ terms — v. phr. To make (someone) agree or do; make surrender. The two brothers were brought to terms by their father for riding the bicycle. The war won t end until we bring the enemy to terms. Contrast: come to terms … Словарь американских идиом
bring to terms — phrasal to compel to agree, assent, or submit … New Collegiate Dictionary
bring to terms — force to agree to conditions … English contemporary dictionary
bring to terms — idi to force to agree to stated demands or conditions … From formal English to slang
To bring to terms — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Terms of a proportion — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring — bring, take The essential difference between these two words corresponds to that between come and go, and is intuitive to a native speaker: bring implies movement towards, and take movement away from, the person speaking: Take your bike and bring … Modern English usage
