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spoilpast tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) ødelegge, spolere2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) skjemme bort, forkjæle•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsportbytte--------rovIsubst. \/spɔɪl\/1) ( ofte i flertall) rov, bytte2) ( ved graving eller gruvedrift) overskuddsmasse3) (i flertall, spesielt amer. politikk) partibelønninger (i form av embeter e.l.)spoils of war krigsbyttethe spoils system (amer.) forklaring: system der visse offentlige embeter blir delt ut av det seirende partiet ved et valgII1) ødelegge, spolere2) skjemme bort3) ( slang) slå fordervet4) ( gammeldags) plyndre, rane5) (amer., slang) ta livet av, drepe6) ( om matvarer) bli skjemt, forderves7) ( om stemmeseddel) gjøre ugyldig ved feil avmerkingbe spoiling for være ute etterspoilt of choice ha mye å velge mellom
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spoiling for a fight — in. argumentative; asking for a fight. □ They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. □ She was grouchy, and you could tell she had been spoiling for a fight all day … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue. He says what he thinks, and so people think he always seems to be spoiling for a fight … New idioms dictionary
be spoiling for a fight — to be very eager to fight or argue about something. The trouble was caused by a group of demonstrators who were obviously spoiling for a fight … New idioms dictionary
be spoiling for a fight — phrase to want a chance to fight or argue with someone Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: spoil … Useful english dictionary
(be) spoiling for a fight — be ˈspoiling for a fight idiom to want to fight with sb very much Main entry: ↑spoilidiom … Useful english dictionary
spoiling for — EAGER FOR, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for; informal itching for. → spoil * * * spoiling for 1. More than ripe or ready for (a fight, etc) 2. Intent on • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * (be) spoiling for : to have a strong de … Useful english dictionary
spoiling for — it s obvious he s spoiling for a fight Syn: eager for, itching for, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for … Thesaurus of popular words
be spoiling for a fight — to want a chance to fight or argue with someone … English dictionary
be spoiling for — (be) spoiling for : to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight) They are spoiling for a fight/argument. The team is spoiling for a rematch. • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil … Useful english dictionary
spoil for a fight — try to begin a fight, chip on his shoulder, cruising for a bruising Bud was spoiling for a fight with me. He said, You re too chicken to fight, ain t you? … English idioms
be spoiling for — idi Informal. to be very eager for: They re spoiling for a fight[/ex] … From formal English to slang