spoil somebody rotten

A form of spoil someone rotten — To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.

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Meanings

verbspoil somebody rotten (third-person singular simple present spoils somebody rotten, present participle spoiling somebody rotten, simple past and past participle spoiled somebody rotten or spoilt somebody rotten)

present singular third person spoils somebody rotten · participle present spoiling somebody rotten · participle past spoiled somebody rotten · past spoiled somebody rotten · participle past spoilt somebody rotten · past spoilt somebody rotten

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of spoil someone rotten.
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