- spoil something for someone
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I'll spoil his beauty for him — Я ему испорчу фотографию
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
I'll spoil his beauty for him — Я ему испорчу фотографию
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
spoil — [ spɔıl ] verb ** ▸ 1 make worse ▸ 2 allow child everything ▸ 3 treat someone with care ▸ 4 food: become too old ▸ 5 in election ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to affect something in a way that makes it worse, less attractive, or less enjoyable:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spoil someone's chances — spoil someone’s chances phrase to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily A shoulder injury spoiled his chances of victory in the finals. Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to … Useful english dictionary
spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar — (UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha pworth (halfpenny s worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy … The small dictionary of idiomes
rain on someone’s parade — AND rain on someone or something in. to spoil something for someone. □ I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. □ She really rained on our parade. □ Did anyone rain on the meeting? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spoil·er — /ˈspoılɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a person or thing that spoils something: such as 1 a : a political candidate who cannot win but who prevents another candidate from winning by taking away votes 1 b chiefly US : a person or team that… … Useful english dictionary
spoil — [[t]spɔ͟ɪl[/t]] spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt (American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt.) 1) VERB If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful… … English dictionary
spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar — (UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha pworth (halfpenny s worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
spoil someone's chances — to make it impossible for someone to achieve something that they could have achieved fairly easily A shoulder injury spoiled his chances of victory in the finals … English dictionary
spoil — spoil1 [spɔıl] v past tense and past participle spoiled also spoilt [spɔılt] BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(damage)¦ 2¦(treat too kindly)¦ 3¦(treat kindly)¦ 4¦(decay)¦ 5¦(voting)¦ 6 be spoiling for a fight/argument ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
spoil past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt, — BrE verb 1 RUIN STH (T) to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc: The countryside has been spoiled by the new freeway. | Don t spoil your sister s birthday by crying at her party. | spoil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoil */*/ — UK [spɔɪl] / US verb Word forms spoil : present tense I/you/we/they spoil he/she/it spoils present participle spoiling past tense spoiled or spoilt UK [spɔɪlt] / US past participle spoiled or spoilt 1) [transitive] to affect something in a way… … English dictionary