What Does “come to a head” mean?
Definition:
The phrase come to a head is an idiomatic expression. It is used to indicate that a situation suddenly becomes worse.
Another variation of this idiom is:
bring to a head
Example(s)
They didn’t like each other and things came to a head when she asked for divorce.
They had been in a stormy relationship and his drug addiction brought everything to a head.
This idiom is in the parts of the body category.