Idiom
go off the boil
Meaning
To lose interest; to pall.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I started learning guitar, but I have gone off the boil lately.”
“The project was exciting at first, but the team has gone off the boil since the budget cuts.”
“Although the author initially displayed great passion for the series, her writing suggests she has gone off the boil as the narrative progresses.”
Examples
simple
“I started learning guitar, but I have gone off the boil lately.”
contextual
“The project was exciting at first, but the team has gone off the boil since the budget cuts.”
complex
“Although the author initially displayed great passion for the series, her writing suggests she has gone off the boil as the narrative progresses.”
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