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Meaning of blow over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To blow on something causing it to topple.
    transitive
  2. To be knocked down by wind.
    intransitive
  3. To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside.
    idiomatic, intransitive
  4. To overwhelm.
    transitive

Equivalents

Cymraeg hwylio i lawr
Ελληνικά ξεθυμαίνω
Français Abattre être enterré passer se terminer
Polski pociągać pociągnąć przycichać przycichnąć ucichać ucichać ucichnąć ucichnąć
Svenska bedarra mojna

Examples

“The wind blew over the pole.”
“The tree blew over in the storm.”
“They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow⟳ over.”
“You cannot simply wait⟳ for a problem like⟳ that to blow⟳ over.”
“I'm still mending from all that time ago, that was your purpose, so this could happen⟳ for me and so I can change⟳ the world and make⟳ it a better place⟳, but I can't without fans, that blow⟳ me over with their wishes and dreams that couldn't exist⟳ without them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

blow past blow sky high blow smoke blow smoke up someone's ass blow someone's back out blow someone's brains out

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