boil up

Speech parts

1. boil up - Noun

2. boil up - Verb

Meaning

boil up (plural boil ups)

(cooking, New Zealand) A traditionally Maori soup/stew made with potatoes, pork and other ingredients.

(transitive) To cook or prepare by boiling.
Can you boil up the vegetables while I baste the meat?

(intransitive, idiomatic) To become more excited, intense or exciting.

Examples

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison. Greg Walden

It will boil up and the liquid will quickly evaporate, glazing the almonds with color and flavor. Source: Internet

When Jesse hears this, he knows violence is going to boil up. Source: Internet

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