- spoil rotten
- spoil (someone) rotten
to do everything possible to satisfy someone's desires.
Those children are spoiled rotten by their grandparents.
Dad always spoiled us rotten, and Mom was the one who disciplined us.
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spoil rotten
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spoil — [ spɔıl ] verb ** ▸ 1 make worse ▸ 2 allow child everything ▸ 3 treat someone with care ▸ 4 food: become too old ▸ 5 in election ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to affect something in a way that makes it worse, less attractive, or less enjoyable:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spoil someone rotten — spoil (someone) rotten to do everything possible to satisfy someone s desires. Those children are spoiled rotten by their grandparents. Dad always spoiled us rotten, and Mom was the one who disciplined us … New idioms dictionary
spoil someone rotten — informal phrase to let someone, especially a child, have or do whatever they want She has a little dog and she spoils it rotten. Thesaurus: raising and caring for a childhyponym Main entry: rotten … Useful english dictionary
spoil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Spoil is used before these nouns: ↑heap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good ADVERB ▪ completely, quite ▪ Her selfish reaction completely spoiled the party. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
spoil — spoil1 [spɔıl] v past tense and past participle spoiled also spoilt [spɔılt] BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(damage)¦ 2¦(treat too kindly)¦ 3¦(treat kindly)¦ 4¦(decay)¦ 5¦(voting)¦ 6 be spoiling for a fight/argument ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
rotten — rot|ten1 [ˈrɔtn US ˈra:tn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: rotinn] 1.) badly decayed and no longer good to use ▪ the smell of rotten eggs ▪ Some of the wood was completely rotten. ▪ The apples went rotten very quickly. 2.) informal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rotten — I UK [ˈrɒt(ə)n] / US [ˈrɑt(ə)n] adjective Word forms rotten : adjective rotten comparative rottener superlative rottenest * 1) something that is rotten has decayed rotten eggs/fruit/teeth 2) a) informal unpleasant I wish I could get rid of this… … English dictionary
rotten — rot|ten1 [ ratn ] adjective * 1. ) something that is rotten has decayed: rotten eggs/fruit/teeth 2. ) INFORMAL unpleasant: I wish I could get rid of this rotten cough. be rotten to someone: They were really rotten to him! a ) OFTEN HUMOROUS used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rotten — 1 adjective 1 badly decayed: rotten fruit | the smell of rotten eggs | The wood was completely rotten. 2 informal very nasty or unpleasant: What rotten weather! | It s a rotten thing to do. 3 informal a word meaning very bad at doing something,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoil */*/ — UK [spɔɪl] / US verb Word forms spoil : present tense I/you/we/they spoil he/she/it spoils present participle spoiling past tense spoiled or spoilt UK [spɔɪlt] / US past participle spoiled or spoilt 1) [transitive] to affect something in a way… … English dictionary
