come to the boil Idiom, Proverb
boiling mad
what it boils down to
boiler
2. a car
bunny boiler
boil down
These apples will soon boil down to jelly．这些苹果不久就会煮成果酱了。
2．be reduced to its real meaning；mean；summarise意味着；归结为；使缩短
You can boil down the story to a few sentences．你可以用几句话来概括这个故事。
What the foreign minister said boiled down to the rejection of the proposal．外交部长的话意味着拒绝这项建议。
The whole discussion boils down to the question of whether the government should fix prices．整个讨论归结到政府是否应当规定价格。
boil over
Turn off the gas．The milk is boiling over．关上煤气，牛奶溢出来了。
make sb's blood boil
When someone called him a liar it made his blood boil．当有人说他是个扯谎的人时，他十分恼火。
It made Mary's blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl．玛丽看到孩子们在取笑那位残废的女孩时，勃然大怒。
make one's blood boil
Idiom(s): make one's blood boilTheme: INCITE - ANGER
to make someone very angry. (Informal.)
• It just makes my blood boil to think of the amount of food that gets wasted around here.
• Whenever I think of that dishonest mess, it makes my blood boil.
have a low boiling point
Idiom(s): have a low boiling pointTheme: ANGER
to anger easily. (Informal.)
• Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point.
• Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.
boil sth down
Idiom(s): boil sth downTheme: SUMMARY
to summarize something; to make information more concise.
• I don't have time to listen to the whole story. Please boil it down for me.
• Please boil down the report so I can read it on the plane.
come to the boil
Primarily heard in UK. 1. To become actual angry. Watch what you say to him—he tends to appear to the abscess over criticism of his novel.2. To ability a acute point. Tensions amid them came to the abscess aback one begin out that the added had been lying. Your problems with Mary will absolutely appear to the abscess if she finds out you're dating her ex!3. To ability or be at aiguille performance; to accomplish as able-bodied as possible. Used abnormally in advertence to sports. Their brilliant striker has been alive abroad all season. Once he comes to the boil, he'll be unstoppable!Learn more: boil, comecome to the boil
BRITISH orcome to a boil
AMERICANIf a bearings or activity comes to the boil or comes to a boil, it becomes actual able or active. Their acrimony came to the abscess aftermost anniversary aback they clearly protested at what they saw as a media attack adjoin them. The affair has appear to a abscess because the government has threatened to appropriate their money. Note: Someone or article can additionally bring a bearings or activity to the boil. The action is abiding to accompany the altercation aback to the abscess in any acclamation campaign.Learn more: boil, come
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borrow trouble born with a silver spoon in one's mouth born out of wedlock born and raised bored stiff bore sb stiff bone up boil sth down boil down to boggle one's mind blow-by-blow account blow to smithereens come to life come to light come to mention it come to mind come to much come to naught come to no good come to no harm come to nothing come to nought come to one's senses come to oneself come to papa come to pass come to pass, to come to rescue come to rest come to senses come to somebody's knowledge come to such a pass come to terms come to terms with come to terms with (someone or something) come to terms with something come to that come to the boil come to the fore come to the job with come to the job with (something) come to the point come to the point and get to the point come to the position with (something) come to the same thing come to the same thing, to come to the table come to the task with (something) come to think of it come to this come to your senses come to/reach somebody's ears come together come true come under come under (someone or something) come under fire come under the hammer come unglued come unhinged come unstuck come up come up a storm
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