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Phrase(s): bring someone to a boil
Fig. to make someone very angry. • This really brought her to a boil. She was fit to be tied. • Lily was really brought to a boil by the news., Phrase(s): bring something to a boil
to heat liquid to its boiling point; to make something boil. • First, you must bring the soup to a boil.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs