go off the boil
UKDefinition
› to lose interest or become less urgent: They were really excited about the project, but now they seem to have gone off the boil.Bore and bored
(Definition of go off the boil from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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go off phrasal verb (HAPPEN)
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go off phrasal verb (LEAVE)
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go off phrasal verb (NOISE)
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go off phrasal verb (STOP WORKING)
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go off sb/sth phrasal verb
- go off the boil idiom
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go off the deep end idiom
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go off the rails idiom
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go off with sb phrasal verb
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go off with sth phrasal verb
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go on phrasal verb (AGREE)
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Synonyms and related words:
- banal adjective
- be stuck in a groove idiom
- bore the ass off sb idiom
- bore verb (FAIL TO INTEREST)
- bored adjective
- bored stiff idiom
- fed up adjective
- get itchy feet idiom
- in a rut idiom
- languid adjective
- listless adjective
- outgrow verb (AGE)
- pall verb
- tire of sth/sb phrasal verb
- tired adjective (NOT INTERESTING)
- underemployed adjective
- underwhelmed adjective
- uninspired adjective
- weary verb
- you should get out more idiom
Topic:
Bore and bored
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