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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Octavius	ahk-TAYV-ee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
Yrian	-	Medieval Scandinavian
Abiah	ə-BIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Ambakoum	-	Biblical Greek
HrÓ&Eth;Geirr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Karme	-	Greek Mythology