at the boiling point
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“We’re definitely at the boiling point, whether it’s the housing crisis, whether it’s quality of life, which is exacerbated by the worst traffic congestion in America, or the affordability crisis,” said Supervisor Aaron Peskin.
From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2019
If a substance is in a closed container at the boiling point, then the liquid is boiling and the gas is condensing at the same rate without net change in their relative amount.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
With tempers at the boiling point, Colonel Beck went back to Warsaw, and from Berlin arrived Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, looking, as usual, highly pleased with himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In both West Germany and Japan, interest in CAD/CAM applications is already at the boiling point.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Pete’s ire seemed to be at the boiling point.
From Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman by Sainsbury, Noel