Boil down
Boil down verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Both terms in one sentence
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Fallout 4: Many side quests boil down to "Go to Location X and kill all of the Ghouls/Super Mutants/Raiders in it."
Source: Mass Monster Slaughter Sidequest - Bosses on the other hand almost always boil down to running away and spamming any leftover magic for a quick kill.
Source: Hard Levels, Easy Bosses -
His reasons boil down to existing only to kill other demons and wanting to do it in the most efficient way.
Source: Omnicidal Maniac
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