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answer to the description of someone Fig. to match a particular set of physical or facial characteristics. Chuck answers to the description his sister gave us. The man in police custody answers to the description of the burglar. See also: answer beggar (all) description to defy description; to be unable to be described. The house was a horrible mess. The place beggared description. Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days. See also: beggar 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 play-by-play description a description of an event given as the event is taking place. (Usually in reference to a sporting event.) And now here is Bill Jones with a play-by-play description of the baseball game. John was giving me a play-by-play description of the argument going on next door. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Before the band Hella there was Legs on Earth, a four-piece so far ahead of its time it defied description They were mind blowing awesome. THE 'JURY' IS IN: All eyes were on British beauty Rachel Weisz Thursday night at the ``Runaway Jury'' premiere at the Cinerama Dome, for she was poured into a curve-revealing lavender satin Narciso Rodriguez dress that defied description. She came, dressed in the simple white and blue trimmed garment of the Sisters of Charity, a face so beautiful that it defied description, and dark brown sparkling eyes with a radiant smile that captured your attention, and warmed your heart. |
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