blow off

verb

1. to permit (a gas under pressure, esp steam) to be released
2. slang.
   intr to emit wind noisily from the anus
3. informal.
   tr to reject or jilt (someone)
4. blow off steam
   See steam

noun

1. a discharge of a surplus fluid, such as steam, under pressure
2. a device through which such a discharge is made

Example Sentences

There were several people who did not lift a finger and blew off their work shifts, forcing other campers to step up and keep things running.

From Los Angeles Times

No one in the press blew off the gaffe and the substance of his comments went virtually unreported.

From Salon

Up to a foot of land movement per week has been recorded in recent months, fracturing the walls of homes and blowing off roofs, shearing underground pipes and opening massive fissures in the earth.

From Los Angeles Times

"We booked it so we could either celebrate or blow off some steam - a good night out to forget the stress," she says.

From BBC

Winds blew off her roof and her neighbors’ and lifted a 5,000-pound cow trailer, sending it careening into the side of her house.

From Los Angeles Times

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