verb
disappear gradually
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The pain eventually passed off
• Derivationally related forms: ↑passing (for: ↑pass), ↑evanescent (for: ↑evanesce), ↑evanescence (for: ↑evanesce)
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Something is ——ing PP
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(of trouble) fade away without serious consequences
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blow over [phrasal verb]
of a storm : to come to an end : ↑stop
The storm eventually blew over. [=blew itself out, ended]
— often used figuratively
The scandal blew over and was forgotten in a few months.
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Main Entry: ↑blow
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ˌblow ˈover derived
to go away without having a serious effect
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The storm blew over in the night.
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The scandal will soon blow over.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.