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spoil for
spoil for
spoil for
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]
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spoil
spoil for
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To be eager for something, especially a fight:
The drunk soccer players at the bar were spoiling for a fight.
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spoil
Common Names:
Name
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Rebeccanne
-
English (Rare)
Swanhild
-
German
Wilmot
-
Medieval English
Jamey
JAY-mee
English
Gislenus
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Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Ad
AHT
Dutch, Limburgish
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