spoil the market (English, verb)
expansion: spoil the market (third-person singular simple present spoils the market, present participle spoiling the market, simple past and past participle spoiled the market)
Senses:
glosses: To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
tags: Singapore
idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: spoils the market
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: spoiling the market
tags: participle
present
form: spoiled the market
tags: participle
past
form: spoiled the market
tags: past
form: spoil market
tags: alternative