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an anonymous French chef

"English cooking? You just put things into boiling water and then take them out again after a long while!"

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boiling point

[boiling point] {n.} 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. * /The boiling point of water is 272 Fahrenheit./ 2. The time when you become very angry. * /He […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

water

[water] See: [BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER], [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [DEEP WATER], [FISH OUT OF WATER], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HEAD ABOVE WATER], [HOLD WATER], [HELL […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

boil over

[boil over] {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. * /"Watch out!" Jane cried. "The milk is boiling […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

24 English Accents

Listen how it sounds in: British - Southern English - East - London - Cockney. British (Jamaican influenced) - Southern English - London street / slang / chav / thug. […] www.english-slang.com

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