spoil someone rotten en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
Naylonfred had spoiled them rotten, making them selfish and demanding.
2013, Jack Camarda, Corruptus Politicus, →ISBN:She spoiled him rotten and introduced him to a life that wasn't really good for him.
2015, Vernal Lind, Beyond Tomorrow, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spoiled someone rotten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spoiled someone rotten | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spoilt someone rotten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spoilt someone rotten | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spoils someone rotten | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| spoil somebody rotten | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spoiling someone rotten | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es tener en palmitas (to overindulge someone)