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spoil someone rotten
- (idiomatic) To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
2013, Jack Camarda, Corruptus Politicus, →ISBN:Naylonfred had spoiled them rotten, making them selfish and demanding.
2015, Vernal Lind, Beyond Tomorrow, →ISBN:She spoiled him rotten and introduced him to a life that wasn't really good for him.
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