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View synonyms for blow-by-blow

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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Word 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

For those seeking a blow-by-blow account of the conflict, this book will more than satisfy.

In the Vietnam era, the public often participated in such debates, because we received blow-by-blow accounts from the battlefield.

He gives a blow-by-blow account of a mission that ends in tragedy for some of the soldiers but in triumph for Karzai.

A blow-by-blow guide to the four stages of market-related sexual dysfunction.

The next half hour covered a blow-by-blow account of Paul Brennan's efforts to have the minor restored to him.

In fact, I got a blow-by-blow description of your entire escape from them.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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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