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spare someone the details

Verb
idiomatic imperative usually
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
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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。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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

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spare someone the details

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

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

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