nurse a grievance

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• nurse a grievance — cultivate bitterness, nurture acrimony …   English contemporary dictionary

• grievance — griev‧ance [ˈgriːvns] noun 1. [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a complaint made by a worker to an employer, usually because they feel they have been treated unfairly: • All shopfloor grievances will be passed on to management. • You must pursue your… …   Financial and business terms

• grievance — n. 1) to air, vent a grievance 2) to file, submit a (formal) grievance 3) to hear a grievance (the committee heard the grievance) 4) to nurse a grievance 5) to redress; settle a grievance 6) a justified, legitimate, valid; unjustified grievance… …   Combinatory dictionary

• grievance — griev|ance [ˈgri:vəns] n [U and C] a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you ▪ anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company ▪ a means of overcoming genuine grievances ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grievance — UK [ˈɡriːv(ə)ns] / US [ˈɡrɪvəns] noun Word forms grievance : singular grievance plural grievances 1) [countable] a complaint about being treated in an unfair way Managers were presented with a long list of grievances. have a grievance: People… …   English dictionary

• grievance — griev|ance [ grivəns ] noun 1. ) count a complaint about being treated in an unfair way: Managers were presented with a long list of grievances. have a grievance: People know who to go to if they have a grievance. 2. ) count or uncount a feeling… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grievance — noun (C, U) something that you complain about because you feel you have been treated unfairly (+ against): Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the committee. | air your grievances (=tell other people you feel… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nurse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing more at nutritious Date: 13th century 1. a. a woman who suckles an infant not her own ; wet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nurse — nurse1 W3S3 [nə:s US nə:rs] n ↑stethoscope [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: nurice, from Latin nutricius; NUTRITIOUS] 1.) someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital ▪ The nurse is coming to give …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nurse — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is trained to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital: The nurse is coming to give you an injection. | a student nurse (=someone learning to be a nurse) | Nurse Jones | a male nurse 2 old fashioned …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grievance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine, legitimate, real ▪ Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance. ▪ historical (esp. AmE), long standing, old …   Collocations dictionary