spoiling for a fight



spoiling for a fight

argumentative; asking for a fight. They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. She was grouchy, and you could tell she had been spoiling for a fight all day.
See also: fight, spoil

spoiling for a fight

to be very eager to fight or argue He says what he thinks, and so people think he always seems to be spoiling for a fight.
See also: fight, spoil

spoiling for a fight

in. argumentative; asking for a fight. They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter.
See also: fight, spoil

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mabyn-Welsh
Sabine['seibain]
HilleviHIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Folami-Western African, Yoruba
Mstislavmstee-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Zaccheus-Biblical Latin