to hold a grudge
1hold 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 …
2hold a grudge — stay angry for a long time, bad blood He gets mad, but he never holds a grudge. He forgives easily …
3hold a grudge — not forgive someone for something He has been holding a grudge against the company manager for a number of years …
4hold a grudge — nurture resentment against …
5grudge — 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… …
6hold — 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… …
7hold — 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… …
8grudge — 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 …
9hold — 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… …
10grudge — 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 …
