boil over
verb
- too much heat
Wiktionary
verb
- To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.
“I forgot about the rice and it boiled over.”
- 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.”
“But as the half progressed, Liverpool's pressure and high-tempo passing game increased United's frustration and it threatened to boil over on the stroke of half-time when Van Persie, who had already been booked, was involved in angry verbal exchanges with several Liverpool players, particularly Gerrard.”
- To act aggressively angry.
“He boiled over all night.”
- To buck aggressively.
“The stallion boiled over, throwing Robert from her back.”