BOIL OVER


Meaning of BOIL OVER in English

1.

( of liquid ) to boil and flow over the side of a pan, etc.

2.

( informal ) to become very angry

3.

( of a situation, an emotion, etc. ) to change into sth more dangerous or violent

SYN explode :

Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.