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Blow Phrase Means Blew Angry Eslpod 0457 We 0588 Eslpod Apologizing

Id ESLPod_0457_WE_0588
Episode Id ESLPod 457
Episode Title Apologizing for a Bad Date
Phrase to blow it
Text The phrase "to blow it," in this podcast, means to fail and not be able to do something, or to do something very poorly: "That test was really difficult and I blew it by not studying enough." The phrase "to blow (something) off" means to decide not to do something because one thinks it is not important: "Half of the conference's participants blew off the afternoon lecture." The phrase "to blow (someone) off" means to treat someone as unimportant and not meet him or her as one had planned to: "He blew me off and never even called to apologize for not picking me up for our date." Finally, the phrase "to blow off some steam" means to do something to become less angry or mad: "When he gets really stressed out and angry at work, he goes to the gym to blow off some steam."
Topics Relationships + Family

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