spoil sb rotten
Definition
› to do whatever someone wants you to do or to give them anything they want: The children are spoiled rotten by their grandparents.Treating someone well
(Definition of spoil sb rotten from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- allowance noun (ACCEPTING)
- be spoilt for choice idiom
- coddle verb (PROTECT)
- cosset verb
- do as you would be done by idiom
- do sb proud idiom
- handle/treat sb with kid gloves idiom
- indulge verb
- indulgence noun
- make much/a lot of sb idiom
- mollycoddle verb
- pamper verb
- pander to sb/sth phrasal verb
- respect verb (HONOUR)
- see sb right idiom
- smother verb (NOT DEVELOP)
- spoil verb (CHILD)
- spoil verb (TREAT WELL)
- succour verb
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
Topic:
Treating someone well
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