Coming to a head?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="Desperate">Desperate</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Wives">Wives</span>: <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="woes">woes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oven">oven</span>. <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swell">swell</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>., <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spilling">spilling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="head">head</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> – <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="top">top</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="boil">boil</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pimple">pimple</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="boils">boils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Boils">Boils</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pimples">pimples</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="swollen">swollen</span> <span word="affections">affections</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>, <span word="form">form</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="meaty">meaty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greasy">greasy</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="mutton">mutton</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="boils">boils</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="spots">spots</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="swellings">swellings</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excruciatingly">excruciatingly</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>.</p>
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