what's the meaning of "spare"

vocabulary

Solution 1:

Spare

Verb

2.0 Refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing:

2.1 [WITH TWO OBJECTS] Refrain from inflicting (something unpleasant) on (someone):

Spare me is also an idiomatic set phrase:

spare someone something

to exempt someone from having to listen to or experience something.

I'll spare you the details and get to the point.

Please, spare me the story and tell me what you want.

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