off the boil
idiom
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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Sure, the tech giants have come well off the boil and the Nasdaq 100 held tough at the 20,000 level and there’s a scenario in which mega-cap tech starts to act as defensive leadership again at some point.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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
While inflation is well off the boil from its 40-year high in mid-2022, recent months have shown prices drifting up.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Price pressures off 2022 peak Economic data of late has indicated that price pressures are well off the boil from their peak in mid-2022, when inflation hit its highest level since the early 1980s.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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, 25 Jan. 2024
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
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
There was a Labor Department report that jobless claims rose a bit in the latest week, matching economists’ estimates and suggesting that a still-strong job market is coming off the boil.
—Heard Editors, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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
While inflation is well off the boil from its 40-year high in mid-2022, recent months have shown prices drifting up.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Price pressures off 2022 peak Economic data of late has indicated that price pressures are well off the boil from their peak in mid-2022, when inflation hit its highest level since the early 1980s.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 July 2024
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, 25 Jan. 2024
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
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
There was a Labor Department report that jobless claims rose a bit in the latest week, matching economists’ estimates and suggesting that a still-strong job market is coming off the boil.
—Heard Editors, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Off the boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20boil. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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