"off the boil" meaning in English

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        "having just stopped boiling."
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        "(Of a heated liquid) having just stopped boiling."
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          "text": "the deal has come off the boil",
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        "no longer continuing or active."
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        "(colloquial) no longer continuing or active."
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        "No longer going smoothly or working well."
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        "(colloquial) No longer going smoothly or working well."
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        "No longer playing exceptionally well."
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        "(sports, colloquial) No longer playing exceptionally well."
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        "(Of a heated liquid) having just stopped boiling."
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