to go off the boil

English - Turkish

Definition of to go off the boil in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) Soğumak, eski istek ve şevkini yitirmek

Önceleri çok istiyordu o evi ama artık soğudu.

(deyim) eski canlılığını yitirmek

English - English

Definition of to go off the boil in English English dictionary

To become of diminished intensity or urgency

Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied

That is the reason for the coin. You will be able to hear it dancing about, and it will tell you if the water goes off the boil or is getting dangerously low.

To lose interest; to pall

By then we'd gone off the boil sexually and he was even less keen than I was about 'marriedness', so it was more like friends deciding to share a flat than the setting-up of a ménage.

To become less successful

(deyim) Lose interest or become less urgent

They were really excited about the project, but now they seem to have gone off the boil.

Turkish pronunciation

tı gō ôf dhi boyl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈgō ˈôf ᴛʜē ˈboil/ /tə ˈɡoʊ ˈɔːf ðiː ˈbɔɪl/