The pressure cooker metaphor describes a situation where mounting tensions or emotions are trapped with no release, threatening to explode. Used in psychology, politics, and storytelling, it illustrates suppressed conflict. Writers, therapists, and analysts benefit by vividly conveying buildup, stress, and inevitable eruption.
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