bring to a head

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bring something to a head

to cause something to come to the point when a decision has to be made or action taken. The latest disagreement between management and the union has brought matters to a head. There will be an all-out strike now. It's a relief that things have been brought to a head. The disputes have been going on for months.

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95 1-800-223-3130 The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 helped bring to a head many significant issues from slavery and states' rights to the legal status of blacks in America, yet most of these debates have been diluted to mere paragraphs over history. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates by The Bookwatch			bring into question bring into service bring into the world bring into view bring it on bring off bring on bring on oneself bring one to oneself bring out bring out in droves bring out of bring out of mothballs bring out of shell bring out the best in bring over from some place bring over some place) bring over to bring the house down bring through bring to bring to a boil bring to a close bring to a dead end bring to a halt bring to a head bring to a standstill bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to aid bring to attention bring to bear bring to book bring to do bring to feet bring to fruition bring to heel bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to light bring to mind bring to rest bring to senses bring to the [bargaining etc.] table bring to the fore bring to the party bring to the table bring to trial bring together bring under			bring something up to speed bring something up to the minute Bring Suit Bring That Booty Bring the Elephant Home Bring the Hammer Down bring the house down bring the mind to bear upon bring the roses to cheeks Bring the Wheelchair Bring Them Back Alive Bring Them Back Home Bring Them In bring through bring through bring to bring to bring to bring to (one's) knees bring to (one's) knees bring to a boil bring to a climax bring to a close bring to a close bring to a common center bring to a complete condition bring to a conclusion bring to a dead end bring to a halt bring to a head bring to a more advanced state bring to a point of union bring to a standstill bring to a standstill bring to a state of obedience bring to a stop bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to acquiescence bring to agreement bring to aid bring to an end bring to an end bring to attention bring to attention bring to bear bring to bear bring to bear bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to completion bring to conclusion

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