English Explanatory Dictionary

go off the boil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
  2. To lose interest; to pall.
  3. To diminish in intensity or urgency.
  4. To become less successful.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 go off the boil.ogg En-au-go off the boil.ogg

Word forms

go off the boil goes off the boil going off the boil went off the boil gone off the boil

Related words

be off the boil be on the boil bring to the boil come off the boil come on the boil come to the boil go on the boil return to the boil
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