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Magda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Blow over

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00Can you tell me whether I used "blow over" correctly in this sentence:02br
00"An unexpected storm blew over several trees"? 02br
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0 If you mean that the force of the storm uprooted the trees, you might want to use "blew down" instead of "blew over". 0-

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  • 0 If you mean that the force of the storm uprooted the trees, you might want to use "blew down" instead of "blew over".
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0 If you mean that the force of the storm uprooted the trees, you might want to use "blew down" instead of "blew over". 0-
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00 It seems that in BrE, this is the main meaning:02br
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00blow over00 05100 00phrasal verb02br
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00When a storm blows over, it 01font00becomes gradually less strong 02font00until it ends:02br
01i00The storm
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0 How about "blew several trees over"? 0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10How about "blew several trees over"?12blockquote
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01i00The tornado blew the shed over. 02i0-
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0 ... because if you say "blew over the trees", it means the trees are unscathed... 0-
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0 Thank you all : )0-
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01cite10Magda12cite10Thank you all : )12br
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11font00Just to add a little confusion! In AE, at least, "blow over" can also mean to pass. "At the school board meeting there was a near riot with people insulting each other, but after it all blew over, they got back down to
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00 It seems that in BrE, this is the main meaning:12br
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10 ------12br
10blow over 15010 phrasal verb12br
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10 When a storm blows over, it 11font10becomes gradually less strong 12font10until it ends:12br
11i10The storm raged all
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