After such a spoilt dreamy flight it is hard not to trample carelessly over the end of the night shift.
And you hounded him at work, wanting his attention all the time like a spoilt child.
But it is the derogatory, spoilt image which sticks as the group image.
He was born when Brigitte was at the top, living as a spoilt star with actor-husband Jacques Charrier.
I had become spoilt and pampered.
Rather like a spoilt child, he can force you into feeling that his survival depends on your constant presence and care.
She wasn't a spoilt beauty with no brains, was she?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a spoilt/spoiled child
(=allowed to do or have whatever he or she wants, and behaving badly)· He’s behaving like a spoilt child.
►spoilt brat
Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►child
· Rather like a spoilt child, he can force you into feeling that his survival depends on your constant presence and care.· And you hounded him at work, wanting his attention all the time like a spoilt child.· I have behaved like a spoilt child wanting its own way, she said to herself.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES►be spoilt/spoiled for choice
As the Empire player you are spoiled for choice.
Often, we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered, even paralysed, by our fear of the unknown.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounspoilsspoilspoileradjectivespoilt/spoiled ≠ unspoilt/unspoiledverbspoil
a British form of the word spoiled
spoilt1adjectivespoilt2
spoiltspoilt2 British EnglishCollocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a spoilt/spoiled child
(=allowed to do or have whatever he or she wants, and behaving badly)· He’s behaving like a spoilt child.
►spoilt brat
Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child).
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES►be spoilt/spoiled for choice
As the Empire player you are spoiled for choice.
Often, we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered, even paralysed, by our fear of the unknown.