curse (someone or oneself) for (something)
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.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- curse for
- 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