blowing over
Trouble fading away
Blowing over describes something passing without causing lasting damage or consequence.
A storm that blows over moves through and dissipates.
More often the phrase applies to controversies, scandals, or tensions: Just wait for this to blow over.
The implication is that patience, rather than action, will resolve the situation—what seemed urgent will simply fade.
- gustBrief wind surge
- wind stormSevere atmospheric turbulence event
- storm cloudsRain-bearing atmospheric formations
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- toppleCause to fall
subside · gale · resolve · settle · relief · fade · pass · abate · clear the air · diminish · scatter · hurricane · reconciliation · forgotten · letting go · dissipate · squall · calm
blowing overescalating
Increasing by degrees
intensifying · blowing up · worsening · snowballing · exploding
blowing overpersisting
Continuing through difficulty
lingering · dragging on · festering · continuing · enduring
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