blow over

British  

verb

1. to cease or be finished

   the storm blew over

2. to be forgotten

   the scandal will blow over

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blow over Idioms  

1. Pass away, subside. For example, The storm will blow over by afternoon, or After a couple of years the scandal will blow over. This term, with its analogy to storm clouds that pass over an area without descending, dates from about 1600.

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blow over

Companies such as Exxon, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Occidental plan to absorb whatever criticism comes at them and wait for the opposition to blow over, according to people familiar with their thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

To that end, Granville’s new base-case timeline sits somewhere between four to five weeks and the five months that it took for the 2022 oil shock to blow over.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

“Institutional fundraising in credit has remained strong and the current fears could blow over very quickly.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

But she added that she and her family were remaining calm and trusted the UAE military to defend its airspace, saying she believed it would "all blow over soon".

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

“I want you to keep your mouth shut. It may all blow over, and nobody’ll ever know. Maybe—maybe Pa just thought she said yes.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns