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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Example Sentences

It was eerie, quiet even with the wind blowing over the top of the gully.

From Literature

Circling back to the 1960 Sturges movie, near the end of the flick a character remarks that the Magnificent Seven gunslingers were “like the wind, blowing over the land and passing on.”

From Barron's

Circling back to the 1960 Sturges movie, near the end of the flick a character remarks that the Magnificent Seven gunslingers were “like the wind, blowing over the land and passing on.”

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

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