• Come with the territory

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    1. (idiomatic) To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.
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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."
      • 1974 July 30, Jim Fiebig, "Problem Solving," Observer-Reporter (Pennsylvania, USA), p. A4
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      • Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abuse came with the territory.
      • 2009 March 19, Joe Klein, "Don't Panic — At Least Not Yet," Time:Impatience . . . is chronic in the mass media. Indeed, it comes with the territory.
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