"off the boil" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} off the boil
  1. (Of a heated liquid) having just stopped boiling.
    Sense id: en-off_the_boil-en-prep_phrase-DaubjOTF
  2. (colloquial) no longer continuing or active. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-off_the_boil-en-prep_phrase-cZyX4fay Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 31 35
  3. (colloquial) No longer going smoothly or working well. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-off_the_boil-en-prep_phrase-tLjyqH08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 31 35
  4. (sports, colloquial) No longer playing exceptionally well. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-off_the_boil-en-prep_phrase-YeHLPH4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 31 35 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Download JSON data for off the boil meaning in English (2.0kB)

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