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boil away

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boil away
vb
(Chemistry) (adverb) to cause (liquid) to evaporate completely by boiling or (of liquid) to evaporate completely
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? boil away
vi
(= go on boiling)weiterkochen
(= evaporate completely)verdampfen


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Because the planet lies so close to its parent star, a red dwarf called Gliese 581, it's hot enough to boil away any surface water and could not support life similar to that on Earth.
It is phrase that resonates with us since we sometimes try to boil away our problems into one unrelated complaint.
Let them boil away merrily for about 4 minutes then drain.
 
 
 
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