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off the boil

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɔf ðə ˈbɔɪl/ · UK /ɒf ðə ˈbɔɪl/

off the boil means: Water or another liquid has just stopped bubbling from heat.

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STOPPED BOILINGB2

Water or another liquid has just stopped bubbling from heat.

  • Let the water come off the boil.
  • The milk was just off the boil when I added the chocolate.
  • Is the water off the boil yet?

Common phrases: just off the boil, water off the boil

WORKING LESS WELLC1

Something that was working well has become less successful or effective.

  • Our service has gone off the boil.
  • The business went off the boil when its manager left.
  • Their work is off the boil this month.

Similar words: underperforming, below par

Common phrases: go off the boil, be off the boil

LOST MOMENTUMC1

An activity or plan has stopped moving forward or attracting interest.

  • The project has gone off the boil.
  • Talks went off the boil after the election.
  • Has interest in the campaign come off the boil?

Similar words: inactive, stalled

Opposites: active

Common phrases: go off the boil, come off the boil

SPORTING SLUMPC1

A player or team is no longer playing as well as before.

  • Our striker is off the boil.
  • The champions went off the boil after three defeats.
  • She looked off the boil in yesterday’s final.

Similar words: out of form, below par

Opposites: in form

Common phrases: go off the boil, look off the boil

Questions about off the boil

What does off the boil mean?

Water or another liquid has just stopped bubbling from heat.

What is off the boil in other languages?

Türkçe: kaynaması yeni durmuş · Español: recién dejado de hervir · Français: qui vient de cesser de bouillir · Deutsch: gerade nicht mehr kochend · Italiano: che ha appena smesso di bollire · 日本語: 沸騰が収まった

How do you pronounce off the boil?

In American English /ɔf ðə ˈbɔɪl/; in British English /ɒf ðə ˈbɔɪl/.

How do you use off the boil in a sentence?

Let the water come off the boil. The milk was just off the boil when I added the chocolate.

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