boil the ocean

== English == === Verb === boil the ocean (third-person singular simple present boils the ocean, present participle boiling the ocean, simple past and past participle boiled the ocean) (figuratively) To undertake an overwhelmingly difficult task or approach to a problem. ==== Further reading ==== “boil the ocean” (US) / “boil the ocean” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.