blow-in

adjective

1. (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper:

   blow-in cards.

blow in

¹

verb

1. informal.
   intr, adverb to arrive or enter suddenly

blow-in

²

noun

1. informal.
   an unwelcome newcomer or stranger

Idioms and Phrases

Arrive, especially unexpectedly. For example, Just when we'd given him up, Arthur blew in . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The song was widely regarded as the decisive blow in a long-running feud between the two rappers, who had been trading barbs in their songs since the early 2010s.

From BBC

Not Like Us was widely seen as the decisive blow in an escalating rap beef between Drake and Lamar earlier this year.

From BBC

England's autumn campaign drifted further off track as Australia stunned Allianz Stadium by landing the decisive blow in a 42-37 barnstormer.

From BBC

Smith's case against Trump in D.C., accusing him of attempting to subvert President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory and obstruct Congress' certification of the results on Jan. 6, 2021, was dealt a heavy blow in July when the Supreme Court ruled the former president was broadly immune from official acts conducted within "his core constitutional powers" while in office.

From Salon

Ayatollah Khomeini has said he must strike Israel with a “crushing” blow in response to its missile attack on Iran last month, which turned out to be very damaging to Iran’s military capabilities.

From Slate

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