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boil over
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
2. (figurative) (to get out of control)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. desbordarse
After the game, tempers boiled over, and violence broke out.Tras el partido, los ánimos se desbordaron y estalló la violencia.
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