spit it out

UK/spɪt ɪt ˈaʊt/

spit it out verb: to overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.

Verb

spit it out (third-person singular simple present spits it out, present participle spitting it out, simple past and past participle spat it out or spit it out)

(derogatory, imperative, often, slang) To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.
- – Sir, I... I... er...
  – Come on, man! Spit it out!
- CHUBUKOV. Oh, don't go round and round it, darling! Spit it out! Well?
  LOMOV. One moment ... this very minute. The fact is, I've come to ask the hand of your daughter, Natalya Stepanovna, in marriage.1889, Anton Chekhov, translated by Julius West, The Proposal
Synonyms:

out with it[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms:

beat around the bush, gild the pill, sugarcoat the pill, obfuscate

Synonyms of spit it out

out with it[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms

Forms of spit it out

third-person singular present	spits it out
present participle	spitting it out
past participle	spat it out
past	spat it out
past participle	spit it out
past	spit it out

Questions about spit it out

What does spit it out mean?: Spit it out means to overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.
What part of speech is spit it out?: Spit it out is a verb.
How do you pronounce spit it out?: Spit it out is pronounced /spɪt ɪt ˈaʊt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of spit it out?: The past tense of spit it out is spat it out.

Words near spit it out in the dictionary

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