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
Asdrubal	-	Spanish
Emerson	['eməsn]
Tove	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Stepane	-	Georgian
Kit	[kit]
TuÂN	-	Vietnamese