when it comes to

1. Also,. As regards, when the situation entails. For example, When it comes to renting or buying, you'll spend about the same amount. It is also put as, as in If it comes right down to it, they said you could visit any time you're able to, or When it comes to that, we can lend you the fare. This idiom uses come to in the sense of “amount to” or “be equivalent to.” [Second half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

For all my reservations when it comes to this sort of drama, it’s very well made and very well acted, and, where many crime stories settle for sensational nihilism, “Task” does want to leave you feeling … pretty good.

From Los Angeles Times

This is not all that normal when it comes to Scotland and World Cup qualification.

From BBC

When it comes to the question of individual foods causing or curing cancer, I don’t think we’ll ever have good answers.

From Slate

It’s definitely true that your diet as a whole can raise or lower your risk of various diseases, but when it comes to specific foods, the evidence is much murkier.

From Slate

File this under Kavanaugh having no self-regulation when it comes to how stuff is going to land.

From Slate