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Phrase(s): spread out
to separate and distribute over a wide area. • The sheriff told the members of the posse to spread out and continue their search. • The wine spread out and stained a large area of the carpet., Phrase(s): spread something out
to open, unfold, or lay something over a wider area. • Spread the wet papers out so they will dry. • She spread out the papers to dry them.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs