blow off

blow off
blow off
1. Lit. [for something] to be carried off something by moving air. •

The leaves of the trees blew off in the strong wind.

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My papers blew off the table.

2. Lit. [for a valve or pressure-maintaining device] to be forced off or away by high pressure. (See the examples.) •

The safety valve blew off and all the pressure escaped.

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The valve blew off, making a loud pop.

3. Fig. [for someone] to become angry; to lose one's temper; to blow off (some) steam. •

I just needed to blow off. Sorry for the outburst.

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I blew off at her.

4. Sl. to goof off; to waste time; to procrastinate. •

You blow off too much.

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All your best time is gone—blown off.

5. Sl. a time-waster; a goof-off. (Usually blow-off.) •

Fred is such a blow-off!

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Get busy. I don't pay blow-offs around here.

6. Sl. something that can be done easily or without much effort. (Usually blowoff.) •

Oh, that is just a blow-off. Nothing to it.

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The test was easy—a blow-off.

7. and blow someone or something off† Sl. to ignore someone or something; to skip an appointment with someone; to not attend something where one is expected. •

He decided to sleep in and blow this class off.

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It wasn't right for you to just blow off an old friend the way you did.

8. and blow someone off† Sl. to ignore someone in order to end a romantic or other relationship. •

She knew that he had blown her off when he didn't even call her for a month.

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Steve blew off Rachel before he started seeing Jane.

9. Sl. the final insult; an event that causes a dispute. (Usually blow-off.) •

The blowoff was a call from some girl named Lulu who asked for Snookums.

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When the blow-off happened, nobody was expecting anything.

10. Sl. a dispute; an argument. (Usually blow-off.) •

After a blow-off like that, we all need a break.

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There was a big blow-off in the office today.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(by the wind, as a ship) / (by the wind, as fruit from trees) / (as steam),


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  • blow-off — blowˈ off see ↑blow off below. • • • Main Entry: ↑blow …   Useful english dictionary

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  • blow off — ► blow off informal 1) lose one s temper and shout. 2) break wind noisily. Main Entry: ↑blow …   English terms dictionary

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  • blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout …   Useful english dictionary

  • blow off — phrasal verb Word forms blow off : present tense I/you/we/they blow off he/she/it blows off present participle blowing off past tense blew off past participle blown off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something blows off or is blown off, the wind …   English dictionary

  • blow off — vb 1. British to fart. A children s term of the 1950s which was revived in the 1980s. ► We were right in the middle of the restau rant and Kitty blew off in front of them all. (Recorded, father, London, 1986) 2. American to reject, get rid of… …   Contemporary slang

  • blow off — 1. • blow off v. waste time. I blew off the evening playing with my Wii. 2. • blow (someone) off v. ignore or neglect someone; reject or abandon someone. She s totalling blowing me off …   English slang

  • blow off — transitive verb Date: 1856 1. a. to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with ; ignore < decided to blow off two billion viewers Harry Homburg > b. to end a relationship with 2. to outperform in a contest 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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