off the boil

phrase

British, informal
: into a state that is less good than before
After two hit singles, the band went off the boil and eventually disbanded.

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Oil prices are sliding this morning on the heels of wild session yesterday that briefly sent crude to four-year highs before coming way off the boil. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026 Add 6 ounces of hot water (just off the boil) to the mug and steep one teapigs green tea with peach for 5 minutes. — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025 Taken together, the figures paint a picture of an economy that is, at long last, coming off the boil. — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023 Bitcoin, after storming through much of October, has somewhat come off the boil with the bitcoin price falling back from highs of around $67,000. — Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021 And there's no need to get a thermometer; just let your water kettle ($16, Amazon) rest off the boil for 30 to 45 seconds. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2021

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