English Phrasal Verbs (176/365) - Spell Out Something/Spell Something Out
To spell out something/spell something out means
A) to spell something with letters
Example sentence:
- I didn't get your name. Can you spell it out, please?
B) to give all the details of something, to clarify something
Example sentences:
- I met people new to the crypto scene. When I spelled out the differences between Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake, they got excited about the potential to scale of the latter. They couldn't contain their excitement when I told them about Delegated-Proof-of-Stake!
Sorry, but could you spell out your exact plan for us?
I'm more familiar with the first one. Thanks for sharing
Very clear explanation and example, very useful phrase. Thank you!