"It ultimately comes down to..."

[Ola Swensson]

Hello!
I know the definition of "to come down to" and "to boil down to".

I'm writing a Report now (to prepare for my CAE exam).
So I wonder whether I can use them in the following context:

"For future programmes I would recommend making trainee's work more structured and organised. It ultimately not only comes (boils) down to determining trainee's duties more precisely, but also to ensure that they don't work overtime".

In these sentences I want to say that determining trainee's duties more precisely and ensuring that they don't work overtime will make trainee's work more structured and organised. That is what I recommend.

Of course, I know other ways to say that. But I'm particularly interested in the correct use of the above-mentioned phrasal verbs.
Thank you so much in advance for all your comments!

 

[teechar]

Hello!
I know the definition of "to come down to" and "to boil down to".

I'm writing a report now (to prepare for my CAE exam), So and I'm wondering whether I can use them either in the following context:

I believe the CAE report is supposed to be written in formal language, in which case "boil down to" would be out (it's informal).

"For future programmes, I would recommend making trainee's work more structured and organised. It ultimately not only comes (boils) down to determining trainee's duties more precisely , but also to as well as ensuring that they don't work overtime".

 

[Ola Swensson]

Dear teechar!
Thank you so much for your answer and for your corrections!!!
I wanted just to clarify something.
- Do you mean to say that "boil down" belongs to the informal register, but I still can use "come down to" in formal language?
- As far as I understood your corrections, I can use "come down to" in the above context?

 

[teechar]

- Do you mean to say that "boil down" belongs to the informal register, but I still can use "come down to" in formal language?
- As far as I understood your corrections, I can use "come down to" in the above context.

Yes, that's right.

 

[BobK]

A small correction, but one that could matter in the CAE exam (though it might not - I'm not up-to-date on the reqs): all your "trainee's" should be "trainees' " or rewite as "a trainee's <noun>"

 

[Tarheel]

A small correction, but one that could matter in the CAE exam (though it might not - I'm not up-to-date on the reqs): all your "trainee's" should be "trainees' " or rewite as "a trainee's <noun>"

I believe that's supposed to be in the possessive, which it is, but it should be "a trainee's work".

 

[Tarheel]

Hello!
I know the definition of "to come down to" and "to boil down to".

I'm writing a Report now (to prepare for my CAE exam).
So I wonder whether I can use them in the following context:

"For future programmes I would recommend making trainee's work more structured and organised. It ultimately not only comes (boils) down to determining trainee's duties more precisely, but also to ensure that they don't work overtime".

In these sentences I want to say that determining trainee's duties more precisely and ensuring that they don't work overtime will make trainee's work more structured and organised. That is what I recommend.

Of course, I know other ways to say that. But I'm particularly interested in the correct use of the above-mentioned phrasal verbs.
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