bring to a head

English

Verb

bring to a head (third-person singular simple present brings to a head, present participle bringing to a head, simple past and past participle brought to a head)

  1. Causative form of come to a head, cause a situation to reach a turning point or climax.
    The announcement by the National Coal Board in March 1984 that 20 collieries would close with a loss of 20,000 jobs brought matters to a head and led to the UK Miners' Strike of 1984-85.
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