spoil for
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But I think generally people buy into the idea that this is something that they do not want to spoil for the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
What happened next I won’t spoil for you.
From Forbes ● Mar. 25, 2015
When you're up against someone who does spoil for a fight, like Sharpe James, like Steve Lonegan, they can do some damage to you.”
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2013
“The guys who spoil for a fight for the sake of a fight seem to be losing on this one,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2012
And it would not spoil, for so many cloves would keep it sound and sweet.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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