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spares someone the details

spares someone the details is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spares someone the details

What is spares someone the details the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spares someone the details is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spare someone the details.

Words near spares someone the details in the dictionary

  1. sparers
  2. spares
  3. spares a thought for
  4. spares no effort
  5. spares no expense
  6. spares someone the details
  7. spares someone's blushes
  8. sparesome
  9. sparest
  10. spareth
  11. sparfloxacin

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