"spoilt for choice" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-spoilt for choice.ogg [Australia] Forms: more spoilt for choice [comparative], most spoilt for choice [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} spoilt for choice (comparative more spoilt for choice, superlative most spoilt for choice)
  1. Having such a selection of good choices that deciding which one to pick is difficult. Related terms: candy store problem Translations (having many good choices): 選擇太多而讓人難以決定 (Chinese Mandarin), 选择太多而让人难以决定 (xuǎnzé tài duō ér ràng rén nányǐ juédìng) (Chinese Mandarin), runsaudenpulassa [adverb] (Finnish), avoir l’embarras du choix (French), die Qual der Wahl haben (German)

Alternative forms

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