legend

/ˈledʒənd/ noun

Definition

STORY [C, U] › an old story or set of stories from ancient times: the legends of King Arthur She's writing a book on Greek legend.

FAMOUS PERSON [C] › a famous person: a living legend Jazz legend, Ella Fitzgerald, once sang in this bar.

(Definition of legend noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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