boil (something) away

To boil a liquid for so long that it evaporates. If you don't put the pasta in the pot soon, you will boil all of the water away.

boil something away

1. Lit. to boil a liquid until it is gone altogether. She left the kettle on and boiled the water away. Boil away some of that water.

2. Lit. to remove a volatile chemical from a solution by boiling. Boil the alcohol away or the sauce will be ruined. You should boil away some of the liquid.

词组	boil (something) away
释义	boil (something) away boil (something) away To boil a liquid for so long that it evaporates. If you don't put the pasta in the pot soon, you will boil all of the water away. See also: away, boil Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. boil something away 1. Lit. to boil a liquid until it is gone altogether. She left the kettle on and boiled the water away. Boil away some of that water. 2. Lit. to remove a volatile chemical from a solution by boiling. Boil the alcohol away or the sauce will be ruined. You should boil away some of the liquid. See also: away, boil McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: boil away boiled boiling drain away away draw away are we away Are we away? draw away from (someone or something) drift away
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