BOIL DOWN TO SOMETHING

boil down to something: translation

boil down to something

1. and boil down Lit. [for a liquid] to be condensed to something by boiling. •

Boil this mixture down to about half of what it was.

2. Fig. [for a complex situation] to be reduced to its essentials. •

It boils down to the question of who is going to win.

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It boils down to a very minor matter.