if a dangerous or embarrassing situation blows over, people stop worrying about it and soon forget about it
if a storm blows over, it ends
if something blows over or is blown over, the wind makes it fall
It is clear what he would like to do - to hope that the storm blows over.
It was a major scandal, and we all hoped it would soon blow over.
Several trees had been blown over in the gale.
The dustbins have blown over and there’s rubbish everywhere.
You'd be surprised how long winter viruses can take to blow over.
blows over
blowing over
blew over
blown over
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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