Boiling over
Setting fire and boiling over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting fire" instead a verb "Boiling over".
Setting fire
Boiling over and setting fire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boiling over" instead a verb phrase "Setting fire".
Both terms in one sentence
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His temper boiling over, the Grinch lectures all the Whos about their hypocritical attitude toward Christmas before setting fire to the Christmas tree in the town square and fleeing the scene.
Source: The Farmer and the Viper
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