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go off the boil
Verb
Australia
UK
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
熱が加えられなくなると沸騰が止む（直訳的表現） / 興味や関心が失われる、盛り上がりや活気がなくなる / 強度や緊急性が低下する
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(UK, Australia) Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied. / (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To lose interest; to pall. / (idiomatic, UK, Australia) To become of diminished intensity or urgency.
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go off the boil
If you lower the flame now, the water will go off the boil in a minute.
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If you lower the flame now, the water will go off the boil in a minute.
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