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The idiom is used toward someone who does not understand a situation that would seem plain or obvious to others. When evidence or hints are presented and the person still does not "get it," someone may say in frustration "Do I have to spell it out for you?"
Example:
Police find a quantity of drugs in a car at the airport. The owner says that it's his wife's car, but that she has gone to Paris because her sister was arrested for drug smuggling there. The husband wonders how drugs got into his wife's car. One detective asks him "Do I have to spell it out for you?"
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How do you spell jog?
That is the correct spelling of the verb "jog" which can mean a paced run. It can also mean to knock or bump, used in the idiom "jog your memory."
What does the phrase mean you can't spell for toffee?
It means that even if you were offered some kind of candy (or your favourite treat), you still wouldn't be able to spell words. (A related idiom in the US is that you "can't spell for beans", which has no specific meaning.)
What does the idiom itchy nose mean?
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
What does idiom mean in poetry?
idiom means expression like a page in a book
What does the idiom badjohn mean?
Simply its mean a bully.
How do you spell idiom?
Idiom is correct.
How do you spell jog?
That is the correct spelling of the verb "jog" which can mean a paced run. It can also mean to knock or bump, used in the idiom "jog your memory."
What does the phrase mean you can't spell for toffee?
It means that even if you were offered some kind of candy (or your favourite treat), you still wouldn't be able to spell words. (A related idiom in the US is that you "can't spell for beans", which has no specific meaning.)
What does the idiom itchy nose mean?
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
What does the idiom what you have in mind mean?
It's not really an idiom. It means "what are you thinking about."
RFP responses idiom what does it mean?
RFP is not an idiom. It's an abbreviation.
What does sieve mean in idiom terms?
"Sieve" is not an idiom. See the related link.
What does this idiom mean tip of your nostrol?
It's not an idiom. It means the tip of your nostril.
What does idiom mean in poetry?
idiom means expression like a page in a book
How do you spell the Southern idiom for the word can't?
The Southern idiom for "can't" is often spelled as "cain't." It is a colloquial pronunciation commonly heard in Southern dialects.
What does the idiom a hundred thousand dollars mean?
This is not an idiom. It is a measurement. $100,000 is how you write it in numbers.
What does the idiom badjohn mean?
Simply its mean a bully.
