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spoiling for a fight spoiling for a fightEspecially argumentative or combative; eager to engage in an argument or a fight. My mother is just spoiling for a fight when she makes comments like those—don't let her get to you. After a week with very little sleep and a lot on my mind, I was spoiling for a fight by the time I got home.See also: fight, spoilspoiling for a fightargumentative; asking for a fight. They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. She was grouchy, and you could tell she had been spoiling for a fight all day.See also: fight, spoilspoiling for a fight in. argumentative; asking for a fight. They were just spoiling for a fight, and they went outside to settle the matter. See also: fight, spoil |