blow+over
11blow over — the storm will blow over soon Syn: abate, subside, drop off, lessen, ease (off), let up, diminish, fade, dwindle, slacken, recede, tail off, peter out, pass, die down, fizzle out; dated remit …
12blow over — Synonyms and related words: be all over, be no more, become extinct, become void, blast, blow, blow a hurricane, blow down, blow great guns, blow up, bluster, bowl down, bowl over, breeze, breeze up, brew, bring down, bulldog, cast down, chop… …
13blow\ over — v To come to an end; pass away with little or no bad effects. The sky was black, as if a bad storm were coming, but it blew over and the sun came out. They were bitter enemies for a while, but the quarrel blew over. He was much criticized for the …
14blow over — (of trouble) fade away without serious consequences. → blow …
15ˌblow ˈover — phrasal verb if a dangerous or embarrassing situation blows over, people stop worrying about it and soon forget about it The scandal soon blew over.[/ex] …
16blow over — die down or calm down The problem with the lost invoices has finally blown over and everyone is working hard again …
17To blow over — Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout… …
18blow over phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) if the wind blows something over, or it blows over, the wind makes it fall: Our fence blew over in the storm. | blow sth over You could get blown over in a hurricane. 2 (I) if a storm blows over, it comes to an end 3 (I) if an… …
19blow over — intransitive verb Date: 1617 to pass away without effect …
20blow over — be forgotten, end …
