Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep the pot boiling

A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.

Alternative form of a watched pot never boils

(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.

(informal) go away; get lost

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make someone's blood boil

simple past tense and past participle of make someone's blood boil

present participle of make someone's blood boil

Alternative form of a watched pot never boils

A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. / (UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).