come to a head

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Events come to a head and the skillfully written climax is so distant and chilly that it speaks to a waning of interest in the figure of the philanderer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Failure to come to a financial agreement though could quickly alert other suitors, with the situation expected to come to a head in the next few days.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Things began to come to a head with “Don’t Worry Baby,” Wilson’s thinly veiled rewrite of The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” which he considered to be pop’s finest moment.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

Eventually, though, this will all come to a head.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

He said that in a year or two the crisis in Palestine would come to a head.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok