"Blow over" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... them coming and attempted to get to his feet. He was too late. A heavy shovel, wielded by one of his four assailants, struck him a hard blow over the head and Harris fell to the deck unconscious. Quickly the men relieved him of his two weapons and ...
— The Boy Allies at Jutland • Robert L. Drake
... moment she uttered a shriek, which was echoed more loudly by her chaperon, as both nearly fell from the carriage; for with a long whip, that neither of them had noticed, the officer struck a cutting blow over the backs of the two ponies, which started forward with a bound. Two grooms, who sat behind their young mistress and had risen from their seats at a sign from her, to come to her assistance, were thrown back upon the ground. Neither of them could take part in the drive, which now began and was more ...
— Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands • Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson
... of the jury," says Mr. Guppy, "—I mean, now, Jobling—you may say this is a poor prospect of a living. Granted. But it's better than nothing, and better than enlistment. You want time. There must be time for these late affairs to blow over. You might live through it on much worse terms than ...
— Bleak House • Charles Dickens
... young married woman. But it'll blow over, my boy. My advice to you is to keep out of the ...
— The Ship of Stars • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
... returned Magee. "Translated, a guy who had bumped into a cyclone and was sitting tight waiting for it to blow over. I—I took a fancy to her, as you might put it. She wanted the money. I ...
— Seven Keys to Baldpate • Earl Derr Biggers
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