| 词汇 | come to a head |
| 词源 | come to a head. When we wait for something to come to a head, wait for it to come to maturity, we are doing what farmers have long done in waiting for cabbage leaves to come together and form a head. The expression is an old one from the farm, probably dating back centuries. |
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