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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels."
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(go) off the boil
"(go)off the boil" seems to mean "past the crisis" in British English.
What is the origin/etymology of this expression? Is it used nowadays?
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