spin a yarn
To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale.
Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don't always believe everything he says.
spin off
To bring something into existence as a byproduct of something that already exists.
When Dr. Catwallender opened his medical practice, he also spun off a small dispensary beside it where patients could get their prescriptions filled.
spin one's wheels
Said of cars stuck in snow or mud whose wheels are turning without the car moving forward.
There was so much snow on the driveway that my car's wheels were spinning in it and we couldn't get going.
To exert effort in a job without making any progress.
I've been working for the firm for two decades, but I feel I am merely spinning my wheels.
spin out
To go out of control.
The bus spun out on the icy road and fell into the ditch.
To make something go out of control.
Tom stepped on the brakes so fast that he spun his car out of control and went off the road.
spine-chilling
Terrifying; causing great fear.
Many children find the movie, "Frankenstein," spine-chilling.
A was spine-chilling to learn that a murderer was in our neighborhood.
spine-tingling
Very exciting; thrilling.
Our ride up the mountain in a chair lift was spine-tingling.
The children's plane ride was a spine-tingling adventure to them.
spinoff
A byproduct of something else.
The television soap opera "Knot's Landing" was considered a spinoff of "Dallas," with many of the same characters featured in both.
spit into the wedding cake
piss into the wedding cake
To spoil someone's pleasure or celebration by doing or saying something harsh or unseemly in an otherwise happy gathering; bring up depressing or unhappy subjects at a supposedly happy time.
Stuart really spit into the wedding cake when he told Burt in a bragging fashion that Lucy, Burl's bride, used to be his girlfriend.