spin out

Meaning

1. spin sth out

   to make sth last as long as possible

In the movies · 7

• McQueen spins out in the infield!Cars2006
• They meet at a house party in the country, and things soon spin out of control.Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
• Now he puts on the brakes and spins out of trouble.Tooth Fairy2010
• How would he justify this year she's spent spinning out over this?The Fall Guy2024
• Lauda was unable to restart after Hunt's aggressive move caused them both to spin out in the last lap of the race.Rush2013
• Within six short weeks Enron was spinning out of control.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• Mayday, mayday. Mav's in trouble. He's in a flat spin heading out to sea!Top Gun1986

Learn it in full scenes

• Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
  • Violet Gives Sybbie a French Villa
  • Jack Barber Pitches Filming at Downton
  • Hollywood Comes to Downton
• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
  • Enron's Dabhol Plant in Ruins
  • Fastow Admits Both Sides
  • Skilling Loses It on the Call

From the same entry

• spin a yarn, tale
• turn on your heel
• spin off
• spin off
• in a spin