blow over

1. (transitive)To blow on something causing it to topple.

   The wind blew over the pole.

2. (intransitive)To be knocked down by wind.

   The tree blew over in the storm.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside.

   They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over.

   You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over.

4. (transitive)To overwhelm.

1. Hundreds of trees in this park blew over in the hurricane.

   Сотні дерев у цьому парку були повалені під час урагану. — deniko

   deIn diesem Park wurden bei dem Orkan Hunderte von Bäumen umgeweht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. The wind blew the trees over.

   ruВетер вырвал в корнем деревья. — marafon

   deDer Wind stürzte die Bäume um. — al_ex_an_der

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3. I'm sure it'll all blow over.

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4. I am waiting for the storm to blow over.

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5. Everything will blow over eventually.

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irregular · Lesson

• blow upпідірвати, висадити в повітряUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
• blow outдути, дмухатиTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
• blow overпройти, проходитиTo blow on something causing it to topple.
• blow offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, off.
• blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
• blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
• blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
• blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.