boil over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer qu'un liquide bout et déborde de son récipient, ou au sens figuré, qu'une situation ou une émotion devient incontrôlable.

A phrasal verb used to indicate a liquid boiling and spilling out of its container, or metaphorically, a situation or emotion becoming uncontrollable.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Liquid overflowinformal

   When a liquid, especially water, heats up and flows over the edge of its container.

   déborder en bouillant

   • The milk boiled over and made a mess on the stove.
   • Be careful not to let the soup boil over.
   • The water boiled over because I left it on high heat.

   Synonymesbubble overoverflowrun overspill over

2. Emotional outburstinformal

   To suddenly become very angry or lose control of one's temper.

   Déborder (au sens émotionnel)

   • His frustration finally boiled over during the argument.
   • The tension in the room boiled over into a shouting match.
   • She tried to stay calm, but her anger boiled over.

   Synonymesblow uperuptexplodeflare uplose itsnap

   Antonymescalmcomposecontain

Verbe de baseboil