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What does boil down mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive and intransitive) Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see boil,‎ down.
  2. (intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
  3. (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
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They're a good, all-round side and I don't see a big difference between us, so it may boil down to who is the better prepared.
It has been a sorry period for Swindon's schools, and the reasons behind the town's bad marks are difficult to boil down.
In summary, the arguments advanced by both Commerce and Petitioners boil down to an assertion of consistent and predictable practice.
Even the furloughed convicts who boil down pine trees into turpentine in my vast forest have been receiving an extra pullet or two in their monthly rations.
Ultimately, it will all boil down to how well and how frequently you play the ball with the middle of the bat.
As it turned out, about six of the questions were unanswerable, unless you wanted to boil down your various views to a yea or nay.

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