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blow-by-blow account

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blow-by-blow account and blow-by-blow description
Fig. a detailed description (of an event) given as the event takes place. (This referred originally to reporting on boxing.) I want to listen to a blow-by-blow account of the prizefight. The lawyer got the witness to give a blow-by-blow description of the argument.
See also: account


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Drawing on British documents and primary Persian evidence, Katouzian offers a blow-by-blow account and analysis of the 1919 agreement and the coup d'etat of 1921 -- something that few have attempted.
Here's a blow-by-blow account of the previous European clashes between English and Scottish opposition: 1960-61: Cup-Winners' Cup semi-final - Rangers 2, Wolves 0; Wolves 1, Rangers 1 (Agg: 1-3).
 
 
 
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