go off the boil

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go off the boil (third-person singular simple present goes off the boil, present participle going off the boil, simple past went off the boil, past participle gone off the boil) (UK, Australia) To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied. (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To lose interest; to pall. (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To diminish in intensity or urgency. (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To become less successful. === See also ===