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blow-by-blow account/description What does blow-by-blow account/description mean?	a description or account that provides much detail	I gave my friend a blow-by-blow account of the game last night.
blow-by-blow account/description What does blow-by-blow account/description mean?	a description or account that provides much detail (originally from the sport of boxing)	I gave my friend a blow-by-blow account of the fight last night.
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rally around someone or something What does "rally around someone or something" mean?	join together to support someone or something	join together to support someone or somethingThe city rallied around the basketball team when they went to the national championships.

too many cooks spoil the broth What does "too many cooks spoil the broth" mean?	too many people trying to do something will cause problems	Too many cooks spoil the broth and we decided to have less people work on the project because having too many people was making it difficult to do anything.
take (a company) public What does "take (a company) public" mean?	to sell shares of a company to the general public	We decided to take our company public in order to raise money to expand our factory.
crap What does "crap" mean?	defacate; move one's bowls
cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for oneself because one is angry at someone else	The man is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Taking revenge on his neighbor will only cause him more problems.
a one-night stand What does "a one-night stand" mean?	an activity lasting one night	The band played many one-night stands in the small towns close to the city.
One swallow does not make a summer What does "One swallow does not make a summer" mean?	This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.

rear end What does "rear end" mean?	buttocks
Make a monkey of someone What does "Make a monkey of someone" mean?	If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish.
have a whale of a time What does "have a whale of a time" mean?	to have an exciting and interesting time	We had a whale of a time at the party last night.

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Blow By Blow Account Description Idiom