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BOILING POINT

the point at which one loses one’s temper
BOILING POINT
1. You’ve just about pushed me to the boiling point. In a minute I’m going to lose my temper.
2. Don’t push the boss too hard about taking time off work. She hasn’t had much patience this week and it wouldn’t take much to reach her boiling point.

Compare to: make (one’s) blood boil. The expression suggests heated water whose surface erupts with bubbles when it reaches a particular temperature.


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