blow over
Fade without consequence
To blow over is to pass without lasting effect, like a storm that moves through and dissipates.
Scandals blow over, arguments blow over, bad moods blow over: Give it a week—the whole thing will blow over.
The phrase suggests patience as a strategy—wait it out rather than address it directly.
Lessen in intensity
settle · fade · diminish · dissipate · wane · peter out · let up · cool down
Limited in duration
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- passingMoving by or temporary
- transientTemporary, soon departing
momentary · brief · ephemeral · impermanent · time-limited · phase · quick · finite
Prolonged public disagreement
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
disagreement · spat · row · tension · drama · uproar · fuss · commotion
Severe sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- windstormViolent atmospheric disturbance
- gustBrief wind surge
blustery · wind · weather · passing storm · thunderstorm · cloudburst · downpour · front
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- bygoneOf earlier times
- water under the bridgePast matters no longer relevant
- ancient historyStudy of earliest civilizations
in the past · faded · moved on · let go · dropped · dismissed · brushed aside · old news
abate
Lessen in intensity
calm · settle · fade · diminish · dissipate · wane · peter out · let up · cool down · taper off
temporary
Limited in duration
- short-livedLasting only briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- passingMoving by or temporary
transient · momentary · brief · ephemeral · impermanent · time-limited · phase · quick · finite
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
argument · disagreement · spat · row · tension · drama · uproar · fuss · commotion · brouhaha
gale
Severe sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- windstormViolent atmospheric disturbance
gust · blustery · wind · weather · passing storm · thunderstorm · cloudburst · downpour · front · turbulence
forgotten
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- bygoneOf earlier times
- water under the bridgePast matters no longer relevant
ancient history · in the past · faded · moved on · let go · dropped · dismissed · brushed aside · old news · yesterday's news
overturn
Reverse or invalidate
flatten · knock down · bring down · capsize · upset · collapse · tumble · fall · crash · downed
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, settled, mellowed
- diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
- weather verbsrain, snow, hail, sleet, drizzle
- vanishingdisappearance, vanish, vanishing, disappear, fading