English-Spanish translations for come to a head

Definition of come to a head

• To rapidly reach a turning point or climax
• To suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time
• To suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed

Examples

• The escalating crisis between England and her American colonies came to a head when fighting broke out in 1775.
• His festering anger came to a head after the incident.

Related words

• come to a stop
• come to a halt
• come to a close
• come to a miserable end
• come to a conclusion
• come to a decision
• cross a bridge when one comes to it
• to have become a laughing stock
• to come a cropper