- spoil someone rotten
- informal
to let someone, especially a child, have or do whatever they want
She has a little dog and she spoils it rotten.
English dictionary. 2014.
spoil someone rotten
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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 — [ 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 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
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
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 — 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
