grudge Idiom, Proverb
hold a grudge
nurse a grudge
bear a grudge
Idiom(s): bear a grudge (against someone) AND have a grudge (against sb); hold a grudge (against sb)Theme: ENMITY
to have an old resentment for someone; to have continual anger for someone.
• She bears a grudge against the judge who sentenced her.
• I have a grudge against my landlord for overcharging me.
• How long can a person hold a grudge? Let's be friends.
have a grudge
Idiom(s): bear a grudge (against someone) AND have a grudge (against sb); hold a grudge (against sb)Theme: ENMITY
to have an old resentment for someone; to have continual anger for someone.
• She bears a grudge against the judge who sentenced her.
• I have a grudge against my landlord for overcharging me.
• How long can a person hold a grudge? Let's be friends.
bear a grudge|bear|grudge
v. phr. To persist in bearing ill feeling toward someone after a quarrel or period of hostility. Come on, John, be a good sport and don't bear a grudge because I beat you at golf.Antonym: BURY THE HATCHET.
nurse a grudge|grudge|nurse
v. phr. To keep a feeling of envy or dislike toward some person; remember something bad that a person said or did to you, and dislike the person because of that. Torn nursed a grudge against John because John took his place on the basketball team. Mary nursed a grudge against her teacher because she thought she deserved a better grade in English.grudge
grudgesee bear a grudge; nurse a grudge.
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