With the territory

fredpuli47 | 21:45 Wed 02nd Jul 2008 | Phrases & Sayings

1 Answers

Subscribe
Report ⚑

Where did 'it goes/comes with the territory' originate? Is it an old expression? Did it ever refer to a real territory ?

joke

Mess gear

Answers

Only 1 answer

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by fredpuli47. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.

jno

I don't know so this is just a pure guess but it may have originated with something like American travelling salesmen. Their territory was the area they would cover to try to make sales, it would be given to them by their company and it might have good or bad things that 'went with the territory' like bad roads or a lot of farmers' daughters.

Only 1 answer

Do you know the answer?