Idiom
spoil someone rotten
Meaning
To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The grandparents always spoil the children rotten when they visit.”
“By giving him every expensive toy he asked for, his parents spoiled him rotten.”
“Though she intended to show her affection, she inadvertently spoiled her son rotten, leaving him unable to handle even minor disappointments.”
Examples
simple
“The grandparents always spoil the children rotten when they visit.”
contextual
“By giving him every expensive toy he asked for, his parents spoiled him rotten.”
complex
“Though she intended to show her affection, she inadvertently spoiled her son rotten, leaving him unable to handle even minor disappointments.”
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