Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “come to a head“ and its meaning is “if something comes to a head, it reaches a critical point/state where you have to take action to deal with it; reach a crisis, come to a climax, reach a critical point”.
Example Sentence: A key source of tension this time has been Jewish settlement in the east of Jerusalem… The issue came to a head in the climax of a decades-long attempt by Jewish groups to use the courts to evict Palestinian residents from Sheikh Jarrah, which lies at the heart of East Jerusalem.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article What is the current Israel-Gaza crisis about and where is it heading? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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