Collocations for spoil - verb
1. make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good
ADV.
completely, quite
Her selfish behaviour completely spoiled the evening.
Her selfish behaviour completely spoiled the evening.
rather, slightly, somewhat
VERB + SPOIL
mustn''t, not be going to, not want to
I don''t want to spoil things for everyone else.
I don''t want to spoil things for everyone else.
be a pity to
It would be a pity to spoil the surprise.
It would be a pity to spoil the surprise.
try to | not let sth
Don''t let the bad weather spoil your holiday.
Don''t let the bad weather spoil your holiday.
2. a child
PREP.
with
spoiling the children with expensive toys
spoiling the children with expensive toys
PHRASES
be completely/thoroughly/utterly spoilt
Those children are thoroughly spoilt!
Those children are thoroughly spoilt!
spoil sb rotten
My grandparents used to spoil me rotten.
My grandparents used to spoil me rotten.
a spoilt brat/child