Idioms

come to a head

This page is about the idiom come to a head

Meaning

You can say a situation or a problem comes to a head if it reaches a crisis point and dealing with it can no longer be avoided.

For example

  • The conflict between the company and the workers came to a head at the annual general meeting when some of the workers protested about their conditions and wages.

  • Phil and Sue hadn't been getting on well, and things came to head when Phil forgot to pick Sue up from work. They had a huge argument and now Sue's gone to stay with her mother.

Quick Quiz

After months of struggling to keep his job, the prime minister's problems came to a head and

a. he had to resign

b. he went on holiday

c. he didn't have to worry anymore
a) he had to resign b) he went on holiday c) he didn't have to worry anymore

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