boiling point

beside the point

Irrelevant, moot.

boiling frog

A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.

boiling hot

Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

boiling mad

extremely angry; furious.

brownie point

Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

get the point

To understand; to interpret correctly.

get to the point

To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

keep the pot boiling

To maintain one's livelihood; to continue to procure the necessities of living.