blow it off
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
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