Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

blow off something/someone

Definition

to decide not to do something you are expected to do, or not to meet someone you are expected to meet: "Aren’t you going to the meeting?" "No, I’m going to blow it off."
(Definition of blow off something/someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Word of the Day

be under a cloud

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More