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enunciate (something) to (one)

To speak very clearly to one; to say something very precisely to one. Can you please stop mumbling and enunciate what you're saying to me? I can't understand you otherwise. All right, ma'am, slow down and enunciate your phone number to me. Our connection isn't great, so please enunciate the directions to me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

enunciate something to someone

to say something to someone very clearly and distinctly. Now, enunciate it to everyone, because they probably did not understand you the first time. I will enunciate it to you one more time, slowly.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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