Boils Down To

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Liquid boils when it is heated to a certain temperature.

BOILS DOWN TO THIS

So, Jonathan and Anna are probably talking about cooking. Or are they?

Anna: I got a job offer.

Jonathan: That’s great. Congratulation!

Anna: thanks. But the job is in California. All my friends and family are here in D.C.

Jonathan: Look, it boils down to this: do you really want to move all the way across the country for a job, or not?

When you boil something down, you remove liquid from it and reduce it to a concentrated form.

That’s in cooking. But, in conversation when you boil something down, you get to the most important part of a problem or situation.

And that’s English in a minute.