Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but it only takes one to burn it. From LearnThat.org. [Madeleine Bingham]
The term spoil (ghanima) is applied specifically to property acquired by force from non-Muslims. From Wordnik.com. [Jihad Watch] Reference
Persians to the rout; wherefore all the spoil is thine. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The word spoil commonly means now, to corrupt, injure, or destroy. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
The division of the spoil was a work of some difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortes] Reference
And the ending, which I won’t spoil, is not realistic. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Life of Bees: Conflicted « A Working Title] Reference
And even as a spoil is his body in the hands of sickness and pain. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III] Reference
The dirt piled along the ditches as they were dug created what's called a spoil bank. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
But, seriously, you think putting "spoiler alert" next to the spoil is a valid alert?. From Wordnik.com. [When Varla Jean helped Joe get from Elvis to Ann-Margret.] Reference
"But, seriously, you think putting "spoiler alert" next to the spoil is a valid alert.". From Wordnik.com. [When Varla Jean helped Joe get from Elvis to Ann-Margret.] Reference
Once outside I found to my utter disgust that my spoil was a venerable and decrepit donkey. From Wordnik.com. [My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War] Reference
The resulting rubble, known as spoil, would then be dumped into the valleys and streams below - ruining, by the. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
I've changed all my icons into fishes and seagulls and it looks great, except that the icon titles spoil the effect. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
To tell you any more than that would kind of spoil it. From Wordnik.com. [March 2005] Reference
I won't "spoil" it here, but the truth is, it isn't hard to guess. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-26] Reference
Either Clinton or Obama can "spoil" the electability of the other. From Wordnik.com. [Schneider: Clinton's heavy campaigning appears to pay off] Reference
You know, one bad apple sometimes does kind of spoil the whole bunch. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008] Reference
So lay aside your political differences with people who you think like to "spoil" elections. From Wordnik.com. [A Grim Review of Current Actions Against the Afghan War] Reference
Labour will be devastated anyway so why not a concerted effort to 'spoil' papers as a protest. From Wordnik.com. [Goldsmith Should Stand Aside from Cash for Honours Decision] Reference
Do you all remember two weeks ago when I said it's hard to "spoil" a miniseries about Augustus?. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire, part 3 -- aka My Soul HURTS.] Reference
I was pleasantly surprised, but I still, even on the phone, refused to "spoil" that book for that soldier. From Wordnik.com. ['I Will Never Write A Negative Review'] Reference
(A frequent soccer-related clich in England is that referees "spoil" games by making them 11-on-10 affairs.). From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Yellow, Not Enough Red] Reference
It is an American oddity that we have to censor those around us in order not to "spoil" the outcome of each stage. From Wordnik.com. [The Morning After: Surveying the Damage] Reference
It was not only "villainous company," as he put it, which was to prove his "spoil," but the opportunity for intrigue. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
I'm so glad you spoiled your friend - and with these delicious recipes you make, "spoil" doesn't begin to describe it. From Wordnik.com. [something yellow - lemon ricotta tart] Reference
I'm not sure you can "spoil" a miniseries based on Augustus, but if you'd prefer not to know the details, then don't read on. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-01] Reference
HUNTER'S RUN has this great monster in it, that's kind of lurking, so I didn't want to "spoil" the image of it for the reader. From Wordnik.com. [Musings...Drawings...] Reference
People that have nothing to "spoil" really do not see dirt, for it interferes in no way with their comfort so far as they can see. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
"Why is it that so many of our conversations make me feel that you see me merely as some prize, or worse, some kind of spoil of war?". From Wordnik.com. [From This Beloved Hour]
The advantage I thnk is the ability to shoot up to some high level and mess around … but yeah, it would kind of spoil things for me. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Instance #10: The Murlock Attack!] Reference
I've not read EVERY tid-bit that GRRM has put out there, but I've never known him to "spoil" anything but intro chapters on his website. From Wordnik.com. [Benioff's thoughts on adapting book to screen] Reference
Use the gamut of Hampton events to 'spoil' grandkids. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Remind them to check for themselves if it does 'spoil' their appetite. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Aside from the need to "spoil" the eventual outcome within the first five minutes -- or. From Wordnik.com. [IGN DVD] Reference
I think that it's good etiquette to not "spoil" over media that are (primarily) chatter. From Wordnik.com. [ Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
It will "spoil" pretty much the whole series, so don't read it if you don't want that to happen. From Wordnik.com. [ExpanDrivel] Reference
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