be spoiling for (something)

To be particularly eager or enthusiastic for something. Used especially in the phrase "be spoiling for a fight. Come on, don't engage with that drunken fool, he's spoiling for a fight!See also: spoil

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] See also: spoil

be ˌspoiling for a ˈfight, argument, etc.

want to fight, argue, etc. with somebody very much: Are you spoiling for a fight? ♢ The teachers’ union is spoiling for a fight with the Government.See also: spoil

spoil for

v. To be eager for something, especially a fight: The drunk soccer players at the bar were spoiling for a fight.See also: spoil

单词	be spoiling for (something)
释义	be spoiling for (something) be spoiling for (something) To be particularly eager or enthusiastic for something. Used especially in the phrase "be spoiling for a fight. Come on, don't engage with that drunken fool, he's spoiling for a fight!See also: spoil 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] See also: spoil be ˌspoiling for a ˈfight, argument, etc. want to fight, argue, etc. with somebody very much: Are you spoiling for a fight? ♢ The teachers’ union is spoiling for a fight with the Government.See also: spoil spoil for v. To be eager for something, especially a fight: The drunk soccer players at the bar were spoiling for a fight.See also: spoil
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