blow off

1
as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off

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2
as in to skip
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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