boiled over
Rage finally surfaced
Boiled over describes liquid that has heated past its container's capacity, spilling over the edges: The milk boiled over while I was on the phone.
Figuratively, emotions or situations that boil over have intensified beyond containment: Tensions finally boiled over into violence.
His frustration boiled over during the meeting.
- overcookedHeated beyond optimal
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- pot lidVessel's removable top
- spillageLiquid that escaped containment
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
anger · simmer · argument · rebellion · saucepan · overflowed · protest · uprising · civil unrest · outrage · scald · frustration · dispute · resentment · exasperation · riot · kettle · stew
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
boiled overstayed calm
held it together · kept one's cool · bit one's tongue · suppressed · cooled down
boiled oversimmered
Cooked at low heat
cooled down · cooled off · settled · subsided · calmed
boiled overdefused
Made harmless
de-escalated · calmed down · died down · subsided · blew over
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