to+hold+a+grudge

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• hold a grudge — verb To stay angry (at someone or something) far longer than is reasonable. That guy sure can hold a grudge when something goes wrong …   Wiktionary

• hold a grudge — stay angry for a long time, bad blood    He gets mad, but he never holds a grudge. He forgives easily …   English idioms

• hold a grudge — not forgive someone for something He has been holding a grudge against the company manager for a number of years …   Idioms and examples

• hold a grudge — nurture resentment against …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …   English 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

• hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grudge — 1. noun /ɡɹʌdʒ/ Deep seated animosity or ill feeling about something or someone. to hold a grudge against someone See Also: grudge match 2. verb /ɡɹʌdʒ/ To be unwilling to give or allo …   Wiktionary

• Grudge — (gr[u^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grudger}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grudging}.] [OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt.] 1. To look upon with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English