Meanings
verbspare 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)
present singular third person spares someone the details · participle present sparing someone the details · participle past spared someone the details · past spared someone the details
- idiomaticimperativeusuallyto not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance
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spare someone the details. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20someone%20the%20details
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“spare someone the details.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20someone%20the%20details. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spare someone the details,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spare%20someone%20the%20details.
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