for choices

[navi tasan]

1) These children are spoilt for choices.

Is this sentence correct?
Does it mean they have a lot of choices?

I think it is correct, but don't quite see the meaning of 'for' here. I think it means 'as far as choices are concerned'.

 

[Skrej]

Yes, you're correct on all counts.

 

[tedmc]

I think the set phrase is singular (choice)

 

[Tarheel]

They have so many choices it's hard to choose between them.

 

[Rover_KE]

I've never heard or seen the standard phrase 'spoilt for choice' pluralised.

Ngrams finds no examples of 'spoilt for choices'.