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Boil down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Simplify, reduce to the essentials
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» Example: The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary. -
Meaning: Heat something to reduce its volume
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I BOILED DOWN the stock to thicken it.
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Meaning: Simplify, reduce to the essentials
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Boil down to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Amount to
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day.
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Meaning: Amount to
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Boil over phrasal verb
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Meaning: When a hot liquid spills out of a container
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Meaning: When people lose their tempers and things get nasty
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The tension had been building up and it BOILED OVER in the meeting.
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Meaning: When a hot liquid spills out of a container
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Boil up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Feel a negative emotion strongly
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Meaning: Cook or heat something to boiling point
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I BOILED UP some water for a cup of coffee.
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Meaning: Feel a negative emotion strongly