Open I Unfold Spread Map Sth Meaning Folded

Meaning: to unfold and spread a folded map or newspaper in order to read it

• open out sth I had trouble opening out the map while I was driving. It kept flapping around in the breeze.
  
  
• open sth out I'd just bought a newspaper, and I was trying to open it out on a crowded train when I accidentally poked a woman in the eye.