wash over somebody

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌwash ˈover sb derived
1. (also ˌwash ˈthrough sb) (literary) (of a feeling)to suddenly affect sb strongly, so that they are not aware of anything else
•Waves of nausea washed over him.
2. to happen to or around sb without affecting them
•She manages to let criticism just wash over her.
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