curse for

curse (someone or oneself) for (something)

1. To call evil upon one for something they have done. If he ever mistreats my daughter, I will certainly curse him for it.
2. To criticize oneself. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "curse" and "for." As I sat in the traffic jam, I cursed myself for not leaving the house earlier.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

curse someone for something

to damn someone for doing something; to invoke evil upon someone for doing something. She cursed her mother for ever having borne her. Over and over, she cursed herself for ever having come there.
See also: curse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • curse (someone or oneself) for (something)
  • cursed
  • kick (oneself) for (doing something)
  • keep (someone or something) in sight
  • keep in sight
  • keep sight of
  • keep sight of (someone or something)
  • keep sight of somebody/something
  • wash hands of
  • wash your hands of something/someone
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