it will soon blow over
it will soon blow over
It will soon be forgotten. This metaphor, referring to a gale that subsides and ceases, was transferred to human affairs, especially scandals and other items of gossip, in the eighteenth century. Gouverneur Morris used the phrase in 1794: “The affair is blown over.”
See also: blow, over, soon, will
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- final hurrah
- hurrah
- gather dust
- dawn (up)on (one)
- dawn on
- a one-day wonder
- breaking point
- a seven-day wonder
- silver spoon
- Nixon in China