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come to a head
idiom(alsobring something to a head)
If something comes to a head or someone brings something to a head, a situation reaches a point where something must be done about it: 到紧要关头
Things hadn't been good between us for a while and this incident just brought it to a head.我们之间的关系恶化有一段时间了，而这件事更是雪上加霜。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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closure
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come to a head | American Dictionary
come to a head
idiom
reach a point where some strong action has to be taken:
The situation finally came to a head when she failed to show up at school.
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