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

In most refugee settlements, the government has run out of land to allocate to migrants for crop cultivation, and in at least one, refugees have come to blows over the plots that are available.

From The Wall Street Journal

When highly agitated, as she was now, Lord Fredrick’s young bride had a regrettable tendency to blow over anything in her path.

From Literature

“Now, now, dear. It will soon blow over, what?”

From Literature

While shares remain up 21% this year, they suffered a blow over concerns about the company’s artificial intelligence spending.

From Barron's

I left her with him, thinking it would blow over.

From Los Angeles Times