What does blow over mean?
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blow over
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Princeton's WordNet
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, passverb
disappear gradually
"The pain eventually passed off"
Wiktionary
blow oververb
To blow on something causing it to topple.
blow oververb
To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
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blow over
Blow over is an idiomatic expression that means to pass or fade away without serious consequences, especially referring to a scandal, crisis, or period of unrest. It is often used to describe situations that eventually resolve themselves or become less severe or important with time.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
blow over
Said of a gale which is expected to pass away quickly.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blow over in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blow over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of blow over in a Sentence
If you can, stay at home, have a cup of tea, and wait for all this to blow over, above all, don't be a tw * t about things. We're all in this together. Don't be selfish, look after each other, give someone a call if you think they might be lonely.
This has become the number one risk over the last few weeks. The problem with MERS is that it's harder to catch, but the fatality rate is higher once you've got it, it's the fact that people then say to their families ... I really don't want you to travel to Korea. It's the fear factor. This is why we need it to blow over quickly.
This is a mid- to long-term issue that is not going to blow over in a year, more and more companies are beginning to take that perspective.
He said, 'Ah, Mr. President, you don't understand society here. This is all going to be fine. It'll blow over.' And it didn't, but the trendline is one that I will sustain throughout the rest of my presidency and that is to make an argument to those friends and allies of ours that if they want a society that is going to be able to sustain itself in this age, then they're going to have to change how they do business.
Once I had that number, it was a little harder to skip classes, unless I was doing something extremely worthwhile with the time. After all, if it's a two-hour class, did I really want to blow over $100 by skipping it?
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