"blow past" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: blows past [present, singular, third-person], blowing past [participle, present], blew past [past], blown past [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> past}} blow past (third-person singular simple present blows past, present participle blowing past, simple past blew past, past participle blown past)
  1. To easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.
    Sense id: en-blow_past-en-verb-eI8VX8wI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (past)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blow past meaning in English (1.1kB)

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          "text": "I've just blown past my calorie limit for the day."
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