When we use idiom properly in our daily work, it will help bring up the effectiveness of our message. But too often, idiom involves multiple words. Therefore, proper use of idioms is also key to non-native English speakers and authors.
Here's the begining of the Idiom Usage series :)
The following is the definition taken from www.thefreedictionary.com:
in terms of
1. As measured or indicated by; in units of: distances expressed in terms of kilometers as well as miles; cheap entertainment, but costly in terms of time wasted.
2. In relation to; with reference to: "facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships, instead of evolving haphazardly" Wharton Magazine.
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