to be the main or most important result of something:
Boiling over
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If a difficult situation or negative emotion boils over, it cannot be controlled any more and people start to argue or fight.
Boiling over meaning & definition 1 of Boiling over.
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If a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises up and flows over the edge of the pan:
Boiling over meaning & definition 2 of Boiling over.
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