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to boil down to
[phrase form: boil]
01
(of situations, problems, etc.) to have a particular factor or reason as the primary cause
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down to
Base verb
boil
Present tense
boil down to
3rd person singular
boils down to
Present participle
boiling down to
Past simple
boiled down to
Past participle
boiled down to
Examples
The disagreement between the two colleagues boiled down to a misunderstanding of project goals.
