bring (something) to a head

come to a head - if a problem or a disagreement comes to a head, it becomes so bad that you have to start dealing with it.

The row over the project has brought to a head a more fundamental disagreement over funding.

• and that's that!
• and the like
• and then some
• an eager beaver
• an eagle eye
• an early bath
• an early bird
• a near miss
• an earth mother
• an easy ride
• a necessary evil
• an educated guess
• a needle in a haystack
• go round in circles
• go round the houses
• gory details
• go separate ways
• go so far as to
• go so far as to do something
• go south
• go spare
• gospel truth
• go stag
• go straight
• Go take a running jump!