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Cause to reach a turning point or crisis. For example, Management's newest policy has brought matters to a head . The related phrase come to a head means “to reach a crisis,” as in With the last break-in, the question of security came to a head . These phrases allude to the medical sense of head , the tip of an abscess that is about to burst. [Mid-1500s]Advertisement
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