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He insisted on giving us a blow-by-blow account of what had happened.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(a) blow-by-blow description (of something) — a ˌblow by ˌblow acˈcount, deˈscription, etc. (of sth) idiom (informal) a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen • He insisted on giving us a blow by blow account of what had happened. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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account — 1 noun 1 DESCRIPTION (C) a) a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. | give an account: David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Rio. | blow by blow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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