to make something last for a long time, usually longer than is good or necessary
He knows I want to spin out the climax, thought Heighway.
He was hoping to spin out his illegal parking until the same man emerged from the Embassy.
I tried to spin out the goodbyes: `What was it you'd wanted to talk to me about?
I tried to spin things out until you arrived.
The longer we sit on this thing, the greater chance it will spin out of control," she continued.
spins out
spinning out
spun out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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