hold a grudge

To harbor persistent and continual resentment or ill feelings toward someone, especially for some slight or wrongdoing they have committed in the past. Johnny has been holding a grudge against me since we were 12 because I embarrassed him in front of a girl he liked. Samantha is just so forgiving—I don't think she's ever held a grudge in her life!

hold a grudge

(against someone) Go to bear a grudge (against someone).

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释义	hold a grudge hold a grudge To harbor persistent and continual resentment or ill feelings toward someone, especially for some slight or wrongdoing they have committed in the past. Johnny has been holding a grudge against me since we were 12 because I embarrassed him in front of a girl he liked. Samantha is just so forgiving—I don't think she's ever held a grudge in her life! See also: grudge, hold Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hold a grudge (against someone) Go to bear a grudge (against someone). See also: grudge, hold McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: nurse a grudge nurse a grudge (against one) have (something) on (one's) conscience have no hard feelings hard feelings no hard feelings not any hard feelings tail after wormwood and gall in high dudgeon References in periodicals archive You can hold a grudge for something as seemingly inoffensive as a less-than-flattering comment your in-law makes about your new shirt, or you can feel more aggrieved by that same in-law's leaving you off a baby shower invitation list. Don't let grudges hurt your relationships Sophie Hannah, who wrote 'How to Hold a Grudge', published January 1, loves them. If you hold a grudge against sloppy Fred because he has been a messy drunk in your house, you don't have to stop being friends with sloppy Fred. How to hold healthy grudges I wish they hadn't done it, but I don't hold a grudge." Devastated childhood friend still visits 'brother's' grave; EXCLUSIVE Smith was axed mid-contract by Wigan before joining the Vikings, and after saying he didn't hold a grudge, he went on to basically say, er, he holds a grudge. Rugby League: Widnes Vikings; Try's The Limit Discuss how you feel when you hold a grudge by giving an example of doing that when you were a child or in the present time. Teach children to forgive, let go of their grudges
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