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spared someone the details

spared someone the details is the simple past and past participle of spare someone the details.

Meaning of spare someone the details

Verb

spare someone the details (third-person singular simple present spares someone the details, present participle sparing someone the details, simple past and past participle spared someone the details)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, usually) to not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance

Questions about spared someone the details

What is spared someone the details the simple past and past participle of?
Spared someone the details is the simple past and past participle of spare someone the details.

Words near spared someone the details in the dictionary

  1. Sparean
  2. spared
  3. spared a thought for
  4. spared no effort
  5. spared no expense
  6. spared someone the details
  7. spared someone's blushes
  8. spareful
  9. spareless
  10. sparely
  11. spareness

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