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blow-by-blow

[ bloh-bahy-bloh ]

adjective

  1. precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step:

    a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.



noun

  1. a blow-by-blow account.

blow-by-blow

adjective

  1. prenominal explained in great detail

    a blow-by-blow account of the argument

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blow-by-blow1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Idioms and Phrases

Described in minute detail, as in Tell me about last night's party, blow by blow . This term originated in radio broadcasts during the 1930s, in which the sportscaster gave a detailed account of each punch struck in a boxing match. It soon was transferred to a detailed account of anything at all.
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Example Sentences

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In court, Austin gave the first blow-by-blow account of the killing, saying they walked up a tree-lined street in Woodland Hills and arrived at the couple’s doorstep.

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The New York Times, which first reported on the upside-down flag, published a blow-by-blow account of the neighbourhood dispute on Tuesday.

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It was painstaking, and sometimes dull, and included a blow-by-blow account about how checks were approved, then cut, then mailed, then signed, then returned.

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Simpson trial, certainly wouldn’t have been the premier spectacle of a generation if not for the blow-by-blow live broadcast from Los Angeles to the rest of the world.

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I have never seen what was known as a struggle session depicted blow-by-blow on the screen.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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