spare someone the details

Verb

idiomatic imperative usually

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

Japanese Meaning

（恥ずかしい・無関係な）詳細について説明しない / 詳細を述べずに話を済ませる / 余計な説明を省く

If you want to avoid awkward questions, spare someone the details about why you left early.

気まずい質問を避けたいなら、なぜ早退したのかという詳しい事情は他人に話さない方がいい。

Sense（1）

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

spares someone the details

（ present singular third-person ）

sparing someone the details

（ participle present ）

spared someone the details

（ participle past ）

spared someone the details

（ past ）