spell something out

Did I spell out what all the stories should be?

The answer could spell out life or death for them.

She asked me to spell out what I thought was needed.

But he needs to go further and spell out his plans for the future.

I'm sure I don't need to spell out the questions you should ask.

But no one tried to spell out what that might mean in practice.

I don't usually have to spell it out for a man.

But he did not spell out what that new information is.

At the same time, not everything is spelled out for you.

In some ways, though, spelling things out had been better.