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Definition of boil over phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boil over

phrasal verb
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boil over
  1. (of liquid) to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc.
    • The milk is boiling over.
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. (informal) to become very angryTopics Feelingsc2
  3. (of a situation, an emotion, etc.) to change into something more dangerous or violent synonym explode
    • Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.
    • somebody's frustration/anger boils over
    Topics Dangerc2
See boil over in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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