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Definition of Blow-by-blow
1. Adjective. Providing great detail. "A blow-by-blow account of the movie"
Definition of Blow-by-blow
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) Detailing every action or occurrence completely. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blow-by-blow
Literary usage of Blow-by-blow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aids to Family Government: Or, From the Cradle to the School, According to by Herbert Spencer, Bertha Meyer (1879)
"Little arms still forward go, Blow by blow, blow by blow. Always tick, and always
tack, Tick, tack, Tick, tack. While singing this song the mother imitates ..."
2. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"This change in policy orientation has been described particularly well blow by
blow by Joshua Mugyenyi who had been an insider of the NRM right from its ..."
3. Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National by Gustaaf Houtman (1999)
"Nor does it aim to give a blow by blow account of events. These have been amply
documented in the many well-researched ..."
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