spoil someone rotten

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spoil someone rotten

  1. (idiomatic) To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
    • 2013, Jack Camarda, Corruptus Politicus, →ISBN:
      Naylonfred had spoiled them rotten, making them selfish and demanding.
    • 2015, Vernal Lind, Beyond Tomorrow, →ISBN:
      She spoiled him rotten and introduced him to a life that wasn't really good for him.

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