off the boil

prepositional phrase

having just stopped boiling.

“the deal has come off the boil”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Of a heated liquidhaving just stopped boiling.
  2. colloquialno longer continuing or active.

    the deal has come off the boil

  3. colloquialNo longer going smoothly or working well.

    The railway industry is fully aware of how important off-peak travel now is, especially as commuter and business travel went off the boil when the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how easy it is to work from home.

    2024 August 21, “Comment: Seize the leisure travel initiative”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 3
  4. colloquialhobbiesNo longer playing exceptionally well.
Cite this entry
APA

off the boil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20boil

MLA

“off the boil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20boil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off the boil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20boil.

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