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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspin out phrasal verb1 LONG TIME spin something ↔ out British English to make something continue for longer than is necessary SYN drag out I’m paid by the hour, so I spin the work out as long as I can.2 spin something ↔ outSPEND MONEY British English to use money, food etc as carefully and slowly as possible, because you do not have very much of itspin something ↔ out over I’ve only got £10 left, so we’ll have to spin it out over the whole week.3 American English if a car spins out, the driver loses control of it and the car spins around → spin→ See Verb table
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spin out• Well, the lawyers always spin it out don't they -- that's how they make their money!• We were paid by the hour, so I spun out the work for as long as I could.
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