boil over
Example Sentences
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The action in stocks on Thursday showed just how quickly simmering concerns in one corner of the market can boil over into a large-scale rout.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
Worker unrest could boil over in home country France, largely spared mass layoffs until now, where bosses say they want to slash work-from-home options.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
And when enough people feel shamed into silence and emotionally browbeaten into shutting down, things boil over.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025
It’s a bitter feud the likes of which are seldom seen in law enforcement circles — or at least those that boil over into public view.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
The fire must be hot enough to keep the sap boiling, but not hot enough to make it boil over.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
