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Difference between Boil down and Boil up

admin Confusing Phrases

boil down—be reduced by boiling:

  • These plums are heaped up in the pan, but they will boil down.

boil up —(of a quarrel, crisis, etc.) develop; be about to occur:

  • A dispute is boiling up over who should be the first to greet our royal visitors.