a grudge against sb

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• bear a grudge against — • to have a grudge against • to bear a grudge against (smb) иметь зуб против (кого л.) Then they asked if there was anyone who had a grudge against him. (L.P.Hartley) …   Idioms and examples

• have a grudge against — • to have a grudge against • to bear a grudge against (smb) иметь зуб против (кого л.) Then they asked if there was anyone who had a grudge against him. (L.P.Hartley) …   Idioms and examples

• bear a grudge against — index discriminate (treat differently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• grudge — grudge1 [grʌdʒ] n 1.) a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past grudge against ▪ Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? ▪ Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges . ▪ I m …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grudge — grudgeless, adj. grudger, n. /gruj/, n., adj., v., grudged, grudging. n. 1. a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent. adj. 2. done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was… …   Universalium

• grudge — 1 noun (C) 1 a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you (+ against): He s had a grudge against Bob ever since he was promoted. | bear (sb) a grudge (=continue to have a grudge) 2 grudge… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grudge — n. 1) to bear, harbor, hold, nurse a grudge 2) a bitter; deep seated grudge 3) a grudge against * * * [grʌdʒ] deep seated grudge harbor hold nurse a grudge a bitter a grudge against to bear …   Combinatory dictionary

• grudge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long standing, old ▪ It s time to forget old grudges. ▪ personal VERB + GRUDGE ▪ bear, harbour/harbor …   Collocations dictionary

• grudge — [[t]grʌ̱ʤ[/t]] grudges N COUNT: oft N against n If you have or bear a grudge against someone, you have unfriendly feelings towards them because of something they did in the past. He appears to have a grudge against certain players... There is no… …   English dictionary

• grudge — I UK [ɡrʌdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms grudge : singular grudge plural grudges a feeling of anger towards someone because they have done something to you that does not seem right or fair There s a whole list of people who might bear a… …   English dictionary

• grudge — grudge1 [ grʌdʒ ] noun count a feeling of anger toward someone because they have done something to you that does not seem right or fair: There s a whole list of people who might bear a grudge against him. grudge grudge 2 [ grʌdʒ ] verb transitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English