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Collocations for spoil - noun

Spoil is used before these nouns:
heap

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Collocations for spoil - verb

1. make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good

ADVERB

completely, quite
Her selfish reaction completely spoiled the party.
rather, slightly, somewhat

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VERB + spoil

hate to, not be going to, not want to
I don't want to spoil things for everyone else.
be a pity to
It would be a pity to spoil the surprise.
try to
not let sth
Don't let the bad weather spoil your trip.

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2. a child

PREPOSITION

with
He spoils the children with expensive toys.

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PHRASES

be completely spoiled, be thoroughly spoiled, be utterly spoiled
Those children are thoroughly spoiled!
spoil sb rotten
My grandparents used to spoil me rotten.
a spoiled brat, a spoiled child

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Spoil is used with these nouns as the subject:
meat

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Spoil is used with these nouns as the object:
appetite, atmosphere, ballot, chance, child, effect, ending, enjoyment, evening, flavour, friendship, fun, joke, mood, party, plan, surprise, suspense, taste, thing

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