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Discover LudwigThe phrase "off the boil" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something or someone that is not performing at their usual level of efficiency or effectiveness. Example: The team's recent losses have caused their confidence to be off the boil, affecting their performance on the field.
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Off the boil lately.
He gradually went off the boil.
Is his ambition off the boil?
Once again, he let the issue go off the boil.
"It feels like the momentum has gone off the boil.
The housing sector, however, is already off the boil.
America has long since gone off the boil.
This was an artist who never went off the boil.
All strikers go off the boil, but Giroud needs more competition at the very least.
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Top up the glass with just-off-the-boil water from the kettle.
But putting just-off-the-boil soup in an upright is a tad dangerous.
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