boil up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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We boil up a whole lot of potatoes and mash them or put them through a ricer or food mill.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023
The prettiest clouds are the ones you fear the most — the clouds that boil up from nowhere in a hot blue sky like some genie loosed from its bottle.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
Attica Locke in “Heaven, My Home” continues the adventures of Darren Mathews, a Black Texas Ranger, as he investigates crimes that boil up from America’s caldron of racism and desire.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2020
Though things had cooled at Funston, the strain, having stowed away in reassigned soldiers’ lungs, almost immediately began to boil up in Army camps nationwide.
From Slate • May 16, 2020
I press my lips together and stare at the floor, hoping this will conceal the emotions starting to boil up inside of me.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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