Students have been given a fact sheet that spells out how AIDS is transferred.
The company has a very strict dress code, and they spell it out for you when you start working there.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
spell out — (something) to explain something in detail. Students have been given a fact sheet that spells out how AIDS is transferred. The company has a very strict dress code, and they spell it out for you when you start working there … New idioms dictionary
spell out — verb 1. make explicit; specify in detail (Freq. 8) You should spell out your demands • Hypernyms: ↑specify, ↑particularize, ↑particularise, ↑specialize, ↑specialise • … Useful english dictionary
spell out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spell out : present tense I/you/we/they spell out he/she/it spells out present participle spelling out past tense spelt out or spelled out past participle spelt out or spelled out 1) informal to say or explain … English dictionary
spell out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way. [V P n (not pron)] Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel... [V n P] How many times do I have to spell it out? 2) see spell 1) … English dictionary
spell out — {v.} 1. To say or read aloud the letters ot a word, one by one; spell. * /John could not understand the word the teacher was saying, so she spelled it out on the blackboard./ 2. To read slowly, have trouble in understanding. * /The little boy… … Dictionary of American idioms
spell out — {v.} 1. To say or read aloud the letters ot a word, one by one; spell. * /John could not understand the word the teacher was saying, so she spelled it out on the blackboard./ 2. To read slowly, have trouble in understanding. * /The little boy… … Dictionary of American idioms
spell\ out — v 1. To say or read aloud the letters or a word, one by one; spell. John could not understand the word the teacher was saying, so she spelled it out on the blackboard. 2. To read slowly, have trouble in understanding. The little boy spelled out… … Словарь американских идиом
spell out — explain something in very simple words, explain very clearly I spelled out our conditions for renting out our house very clearly … Idioms and examples
spell — spell1 [spel] n. [ME < OE, a saying, tale, charm, akin to Goth spill, tale < ? IE base * (s)pel , to speak loudly] 1. a word, formula, or form of words thought to have some magic power; incantation 2. seemingly magical power or irresistible … English World dictionary
spell it out — or spell out To be extremely specific in explaining something • • • Main Entry: ↑spell … Useful english dictionary
