idiom
boil the ocean
BOYL the OH-shun
bɔɪl ðə ˈoʊʃənListen
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Syllable breakdown
boiltheocean
Dictionary meaning
to take on an impossibly large or complex task; to attempt to solve everything at once rather than focusing on what is achievable; to over-complicate a project by trying to address every possible variable simultaneously
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