boil the ocean en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively) To undertake an overwhelmingly difficult task or approach to a problem.
Whitman said she will not try to "boil the ocean" by taking on too much.
2010 March 9, “Whitman defines herself as the un-Schwarzenegger”, in ABC News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boiled the ocean | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| boiled the ocean | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| boils the ocean | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| boiling the ocean | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |