boil over

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que um líquido ferve e transborda do recipiente, ou, em sentido figurado, que uma situação ou emoção se torna incontrolável.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Liquid overflowinformal

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

   Transbordar ao ferver

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbubble overoverflowrun overspill over

2. Emotional outburstinformal

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

   Explosão de raiva

   • 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.

   Sinônimosblow uperuptexplodeflare uplose itsnap

   Antônimoscalmcomposecontain

Verbo baseboil