blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
Harry Homburg
Harry Homburg
b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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Sly the Slippery Recluse, known for blowing off gigs and and cracked public appearances, gets more ink than the six years between 1967 and 1973.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
My only son, Hersh, was kidnapped from a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, after having his dominant forearm and hand blown off.
—Rachel Goldberg-Polin, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Edward Burke is currently serving a less-than-daunting sentence at a federal prison in Thomson, Illinois, after a federal judge departed from sentencing guidelines that called for 6.5 years and blew off the 10-year recommendation of prosecutors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
After this transition happens, the gas is blown off the surface of the comet in a process called outgassing.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
My only son, Hersh, was kidnapped from a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, after having his dominant forearm and hand blown off.
—Rachel Goldberg-Polin, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Edward Burke is currently serving a less-than-daunting sentence at a federal prison in Thomson, Illinois, after a federal judge departed from sentencing guidelines that called for 6.5 years and blew off the 10-year recommendation of prosecutors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
After this transition happens, the gas is blown off the surface of the comet in a process called outgassing.
—Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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