off the boil

English

Prepositional phrase

off the boil

1. (Of a heated liquid) having just stopped boiling.
2. (colloquial) no longer continuing or active.

   the deal has come off the boil

3. (colloquial) No longer going smoothly or working well.
   • 2024 August 21, “Comment: Seize the leisure travel initiative”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 3:

     The railway industry is fully aware of how important off-peak travel now is, especially as commuter and business travel went off the boil when the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how easy it is to work from home.

4. (sports, colloquial) No longer playing exceptionally well.