"Whoever spread gossip for you, spreads gossip against you," Muslim jurist Imam Ash-Shafi'i has said, adding that "whoever relates tales to you will tell tales about you.
The placards, which were mostly in English, of the women who marched in Delhi in protest, carried statements like these: "Just because I show my legs, it does not mean I will spread them for you," "Don't tell me how to dress, tell them not to rape," and "My body, my right.
Jenkins likened Publix to "a smorgasbord, with opportunity spread out for you".
Or it could be that someone just lifted the Saran Wrap off a giant catered spread waiting for you to attack.
Arrange the stickers that you have chosen to use on the brown bag, spread out, for you do not want it to look cluttered.
You just can't fail to like him and the world he spreads out for you: wayward sheep, eccentric ex-pats, hospitable - and slightly barmy - neighbours, all existing in the awesome scenery of southern Spain's Alpujarras mountains.
And if you're looking for the right spread for your fluffy biscuits, you can't go wrong with Govind Armstrong's burnt orange honey butter.
They'll spread the news for you.
Clumsy handling of positive feedback is perhaps the least obvious way to mess up an email to a customer – even though it risks losing you the people you most want to keep, those who will spread the word for you.
