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词组 boil over
释义
Idiom
boil over
to become uncontrollable.
Anger boiled over when the police ordered the protesters to leave.
Etymology: based on the idea of liquid in a pan being heated until it boils over the side of the pot

Phr V
boil over
boils, boiling, boiled
boil over
if a liquid that is being heated boils over, it flows over the side of the pan
Take the milk off the heat before it boils over.
if a difficult situation or bad emotion boils over, it cannot be controlled any more and people fight or argue
Finally, her frustration and anger boiled over and she lashed out at him.
often + into
Disputes in the region have boiled over into two wars.
phraseboil over1. boil over if a liquid boils over, it rises and flows over the sides of the container because it is being heated at a high temperature: The milk's boiling over - quick, turn it off! An hour later, I came back into the kitchen to find that the soup had boiled over and the roast had burned.2. boil over if a situation in which people are angry boils over, they become very angry and often violent, and can no longer control their feelings or actions: After years of frustration the people's anger finally boiled over. Racial tension boiled over into violence in the streets of Los Angeles.

boil over

1. Literally, of a liquid, to boil so vigorously that it flows out of its container. If you put too much water in the pot, it might boil over.
2. By extension, to become extremely intense or out of control, especially after a period of escalation. Usually said of emotions. Things had been tense between my aunts for months, and those feelings finally boiled over in a yelling match on our family vacation. This protest is in danger of reaching a point where it boils over into a violent confrontation.

boil over (with something)

Fig. [for someone] to erupt in great anger. The boss boiled over with anger. Things got out of hand and the crowd's passions boiled over.

boil over

[for a liquid] to overflow while being boiled. (See also (with something)">boil over (with something).) The sauce boiled over and dripped onto the stove. Don't let the stew boil over!

boil over

Erupt in anger, excitement, or other strong emotion. For example, The mere mention of a tax increase will make Kevin boil over. This phrase alludes to overflowing while boiling. [Second half of 1800s]

boil over

v.
1. To rise and flow over the sides of a container while boiling. Used of a liquid: I turned up the heat too high and the soup boiled over.
2. To erupt in violent anger: When I realized I had been robbed, I boiled over and started yelling.
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