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spoiling for a fight

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spoiling for a fight
argumentative; 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, spoil

spoiling for a fight
to be very eager to fight or argue He says what he thinks, and so people think he always seems to be spoiling for a fight.
See also: fight, spoil


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Obama, who is trying to navigate a climate of sharp political partisanship, said he was spoiling for a fight to enact his ambitious agenda.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused city council leader Steven Purcell of spoiling for a fight at an explosive meeting on Thursday night.
Glasgow lawyer Andrew McKinlay, 36, said: "Some riot cops looked as if they were spoiling for a fight.
 
 
 
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