Too many cooks spoil the broth
Although many hands make light work there should be only one cook in a kitchen. If there are several of them they will disagree with each other,... Read more →
Proverbs with the word Spoil
Spare the rod and spoil the child
It does not improve a child's character if he is not punished when he has done wrong. The source is Proverbs, xiii, 24. 'He that spareth his... Read more →
It is no use spoiling the ship for a ha’p’orth of tar
This teaches the folly of false economy; of failing to achieve one's purpose by trying to save in a small detail; of marring an effect in order... Read more →