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blow it off

VERB

back out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back down cancel give up renege surrender

WEAK

avoid back pedal beg off chicken out cop out get cold feet go back on recant resign scratch shy from throw in the towel weasel out wiggle out worm out

VERB

chicken out

Synonyms

WEAK

avoid back down back out back pedal beg off bow out cancel cop out funk out get cold feet give up give way go back on have no stomach for make concessions pull out recant renege resign scratch shy from surrender throw in the towel turn yellow weasel out wiggle out wimp out withdraw worm out yield

Example Sentences

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“Did they just blow it off and say, ‘We always have flood watches’?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

"You can't just blow it off and do nothing about it."

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

“Without a mandate, the incentive for people to just blow it off is there,” said Rick Holt, an Arlington resident whose son is a William & Mary student who has been vaccinated.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

Police officers noticed at the time an attempt to saw off the nose of Marx’s sculpted head, raising fears that someone had placed another bomb inside to blow it off.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2020

Would they pay attention because I had something to back it up, or blow it off to avoid the paperwork?

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

blow it off

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