blow past (someone or something)

blow past (someone or something)

1. To move past someone extremely quickly. We were all stuck in traffic when some jerk on a motorbike blew past us on the shoulder.
2. To exceed some threshold or limit very easily and to a great degree. The sales for our latest product have been blowing past our expectations. You've already blown past your budget, so I'm not allocating anymore funds.
See also: blow, past
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • look past
  • brush past (someone or something)
  • blow (one's) doors off
  • blow doors off
  • blow someone’s doors off
  • sneak past (someone or something)
  • settle an old score (with someone)
  • zip past
  • settle the score
  • settle a score with