boil over

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boil over

verb boils over · boiling over · boiled over

intransitive To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. I forgot about the rice and it boiled over.
idiomatic, intransitive, usually, of anger To reach the point where aggressive action is taken. He b'iled right over, and the tongue-lashing he give that boss Right Liver beat anything I ever listened to. There was heap of Scriptur' language in it, and more brimstone than you'd find in a match factory.
intransitive To act aggressively angry. He boiled over all night.
intransitive, of horse(s) To buck aggressively. The stallion boiled over, throwing Robert from her back.

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verb boil so as to overflow

Français	déborder
Deutsch	überkochen
Română	da pe dinafară
Русский	убега́ть ubegátʹ, убежа́ть ubežátʹ
العربية	فَارَ fāra

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@misc{boil_over_2026,
  title = {boil over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boil%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}