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boils the ocean

boils the ocean is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is boils the ocean the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Boils the ocean is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boil the ocean.

Words near boils the ocean in the dictionary

  1. boils away
  2. boils down
  3. boils off
  4. boils over
  5. boils someone's piss
  6. boils the ocean
  7. boils up
  8. boilt
  9. boily
  10. BOINC
  11. boine

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