How to understand "bring the water to the boil"
Dear All,
i'm trying to understand this kind of sentence "bring the water to the boil"
First time I was thought that that means someone ask to bring the water because he want to boil the water.
But I've got a some different explanation about that sentence.
That means keep that water until that water boil.
So I want to know not only "bring" what kind words or sentences have the same usage as "bring".
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Carter Lee "bring the water to the boil" = heat the water until it boils Carter Lee I want to know not only "bring" what kind words or sentences have the same usage as "bring". 'Bring to a boil/simmer' is an idiomatic phrase. None other springs to mind offhand.
- Carter Lee "bring the water to the boil" = heat the water until it boils Carter Lee I want to know not only "bring" what kind words or sentences have the same usage as "bring".
- 'Bring to a boil/simmer' is an idiomatic phrase.
- None other springs to mind offhand.
- Perhaps such as 'take to the limit'?
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Carter Lee "bring the water to the boil"
= heat the water until it boils
Carter Lee I want to know not only "bring" what kind words or sentences have the same usage as "bring".
'Bring to a boil/simmer' is an idiomatic phrase.
None other springs to mind offhand. Perhaps such as 'take to the limit'?
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