- boil over
- to become uncontrollable.
Etymology: based on the idea of liquid in a pan being heated until it boils over the side of the pot
Anger boiled over when the police ordered the protesters to leave.
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Boil Over — Mécanisme du boil over : 1. eau ; 2. vapeur ; 3. hydrocarbure ; 4. feu. Le Boil Over ou Boilover est un phénomène qui intervient lorsque de l eau contenue dans un bac d hydrocarbure en partie basse se vaporise sous l effet de… … Wikipédia en Français
boil over — {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. * / Watch out! Jane cried. The milk is boiling over on the stove! / 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. * /John took a lot of… … Dictionary of American idioms
boil over — {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. * / Watch out! Jane cried. The milk is boiling over on the stove! / 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. * /John took a lot of… … Dictionary of American idioms
Boil over — Mécanisme du boil over : 1. eau ; 2. vapeur ; 3. hydrocarbure ; 4. feu. Le boil over, ou boilover, est un phénomène explosif qui peut rencontrer dans la lutte contre les incendies d hydrocarbures en général, et des distillats… … Wikipédia en Français
boil over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms boil over : present tense I/you/we/they boil over he/she/it boils over present participle boiling over past tense boiled over past participle boiled over 1) if a situation or feeling boils over, people… … English dictionary
boil over — 1) PHRASAL VERB When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container. [V P] Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over. 2) PHRASAL VERB When someone s… … English dictionary
boil-over — /boyl oh veuhr/, n. Australian and New Zealand Slang. an unexpected result. [n. use of v. phrase boil over] * * * … Universalium
boil over — phr verb Boil over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑anger, ↑rage … Collocations dictionary
boil-over — /boyl oh veuhr/, n. Australian and New Zealand Slang. an unexpected result. [n. use of v. phrase boil over] … Useful english dictionary
boil over phrasal — verb (I) 1 if a liquid boils over, it rises and flows over the side of the container: Keep an eye on the milk; don t let it boil over. 2 if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm (+ into): The argument boiled… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boil over — verb overflow or cause to overflow while boiling The milk is boiling over • Syn: ↑overboil • Hypernyms: ↑boil • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
