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blow off |
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blow someone off to not meet someone you planned to meet. Bates blew me off this morning but then asked me to meet him tonight. See also: blow blow off something 1. to get rid of something. The old millionaire blew off one marriage to wed his new partner. Your average worker can't just blow off his credit-card debt. 2. to consider something to be unimportant. Some students will simply blow off exams they don't think will be part of their records. See also: blow |
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Only now did Pierre realize the full strength of life in man and the saving power he has of transferring his attention from one thing to another, which is like the safety valve of a boiler that allows superfluous steam to blow off when the pressure exceeds a certain limit. Now, tell me--didn't you make that hat blow off on purpose? `and if natur can't blow off one way, it will another. |
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