blow off
To not do something you were supposed to do, or to ignore someone; also for the wind to remove something.
Meanings
To cancel or ignore a person, appointment, or obligation without a good reason.
"He blew off the job interview at the last minute — what was he thinking?"
Of wind or an explosion: to remove or detach something by force.
"The gust of wind nearly blew my hat off."
To release pent-up energy, anger, or stress (always in the phrase 'blow off steam').
"She went for a long run to blow off steam after the argument."
The 'ignore or cancel' sense is primarily American informal. 'Let off steam' / 'blow off steam' is a very common fixed expression. The literal wind sense is universal. 'Blow off' can also refer to flatulence in very informal British slang.
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