go off the boil
(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To diminish in intensity or urgency.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To diminish in intensity or urgency.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, Australia) To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To lose interest; to pall.
That is the reason for the coin. You will be able to hear it dancing about, and it will tell you if the water goes off the boil or is getting dangerously low.
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