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boiled the ocean

boiled the ocean is the simple past and past participle of boil the ocean.

Meaning of boil the ocean

Verb

boil the ocean (third-person singular simple present boils the ocean, present participle boiling the ocean, simple past and past participle boiled the ocean)

  1. (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

Questions about boiled the ocean

What is boiled the ocean the simple past and past participle of?
Boiled the ocean is the simple past and past participle of boil the ocean.

Words near boiled the ocean in the dictionary

  1. boiled shirt
  2. boiled shirts
  3. boiled someone's piss
  4. boiled sweet
  5. boiled sweets
  6. boiled the ocean
  7. boiled up
  8. boiler
  9. boiler cupboard
  10. boiler cupboards
  11. boiler plate

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