blow over phrasal

blow 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 argument or unpleasant situation blows over, it no longer seems important or is forgotten: They weren't speaking to each other, but I think it's blown over now.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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