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Phrase(s): write something out
1. to spell or write a number or an abbreviation. • Don’t just write "7," write it out. • Please write out all abbreviations, such as Doctor for Dr. 2. to put thoughts into writing, rather than keeping them in memory. • Let me write it out. Then I won’t forget it. • Karen wrote out her objections.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Express in writing, especially in full form. For example, Write out your request on this form, or No abbreviations allowed; you have to write everything out. [Mid-1500s] 2. write oneself out. Exhaust one's energies or abilities by writing too much, as in He's been doing a novel a year for ages, but now he's written himself out. [Early 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms