speak out of turn
talk out of turn
To say something tactless; commit an indiscretion.
You spoke out of turn in criticizing Aunt Hermione's old furniture; she considers herself quite a connoisseur on the subject.
speak out
speak up
To speak in a loud or clear voice.
The trucker told the shy boy to speak up.
To speak in support of or against someone or something.
Willie spoke up for Dan as club president.
Ed spoke up against letting girls join the club.
spell out
To say or read aloud the letters of a word, one by one; spell.
John could not understand the word the teacher was saying, so she spelled it out on the blackboard.
To read slowly, have trouble in understanding.
The little boy spelled out the printed words.
To explain something in very simple words; explain very clearly.
The class could not understand the problem, so the teacher spelled it out for them.
Before the game the coach spelled out to the players what he wanted them to do.
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.
splash out on something
splurge on something
Потратить большую сумму денег на покупку чего-либо, раскошелиться.
We had to splash out on our boss’ birthday present.
Нам пришлось раскошелиться на подарок начальнику на день рождения.
He decided to give his family a present and splurged on a vacation by the ocean.
Он решил сделать семье подарок и разорился на отпуск у океана.
sprout wings
To enter the stage after a period of development when wings appear (said of larvae that turn into butterflies).
The dragonflies suddenly sprouted wings and are flying all about in the park.
To become good and virtuous (as if airborne).
Joe has helped many colleagues in need; he seems to have sprouted wings.
squeeze out of
To apply pressure to someone in order to obtain what one desires.
The police were interrogating the suspect to squeeze information out of him.
stamp out
To destroy completely and make disappear.
In the last few years, we have nearly stamped out polio by using vaccine.
The police and judges are trying to stamp out crime.