spray onto

spray (something) onto (someone or something)

To shoot a stream of some mist or liquid onto someone or something. My parents kept spraying bug repellant onto us whenever we wanted to go out for a hike. It got so hot that we had to spray water onto the road to keep the asphalt from melting.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

spray something onto someone or something

 and spray something on
to direct a mist or stream of a liquid onto someone or something. Danny sprayed cold water onto the boys and cooled them off. Dan sprayed on some cold water. I sprayed the paint on and it dried almost immediately.
See also: spray
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • spray (something) onto (someone or something)
  • load onto
  • pour out onto (someone or something)
  • strap (someone or something) onto (someone or something)
  • strapping
  • cabbage onto (someone or something)
  • hang onto (someone or something)
  • glom onto (someone or something)
  • tighten (something) onto (something else)
  • splash onto (someone or something)
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