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”.
Example Sentence: It’s all happening at once for the EU. Fundamental problems and disputes, long fudged, postponed or ignored, are simultaneously coming to a head. Is this a union of shared values or of economic interests? Who pays the bills? How is Europe best defended when the US cannot be trusted? What about Turkey? And then there’s “bloody Brexit”. Little wonder some are predicting a nervous collapse.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Budgets, vetoes, values, defence … division and dithering shame the EU and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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