to nurse a grudge (against sb)

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• nurse a grudge — {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nurse a grudge — {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nurse\ a\ grudge — 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

• 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 — 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

• 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 — /nerrs/, n., v., nursed, nursing. 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Cf. nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physician s assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse. 2. a woman who has the general care of …   Universalium

• 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

• nurse — I UK [nɜː(r)s] / US [nɜrs] noun [countable] Word forms nurse : singular nurse plural nurses *** 1) a) someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital b) someone who performs basic health checks and gives… …   English dictionary

• nurse — nurse1 [ nɜrs ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who is trained to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital a ) someone who performs basic health checks and gives IMMUNIZATIONS at a doctor s SURGERY 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a woman whose… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English