(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To diminish in intensity or urgency.
(idiomatic, UK, Australia) To diminish in intensity or urgency.
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(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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(UK, Australia) To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
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