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spoil for
Idioms and Phrases
Be eager for, as in He's just spoiling for a fight . This idiom nearly always refers to some kind of altercation. It may allude to spoil in the sense of “deteriorate over a period of time.” [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
As Toby chops and stirs and practices family stories about sandwiches in endless prep for his “Champion Chef” audition tape, Kayla worries about an old wound that I won’t spoil for you here, and Evelyn desperately tries to keep her family together.
House of Representatives will reconvene in an atmosphere of political uncertainty on Monday, as Republican hardline conservatives clash with Speaker Kevin McCarthy and spoil for a new fight over federal government spending.
I still enjoy stories I spoil for myself.
But I think generally people buy into the idea that this is something that they do not want to spoil for the audience.
“Part 2” has you do the same thing in a hotel corridor, and “Part 3” that just released today, I won’t spoil for myself or anyone reading this.
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