bear a grudge

Frequency: 8.06.2 per million words

to maintain a feeling of anger or resentment towards someone for a past offense

grudgeVERB + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • He seems to bear a grudge against the whole world.
  • She has borne a grudge against him ever since he was promoted over her.
  • Life's too short to bear a grudge.
  • I don't bear any grudge against my former boss.
  • Why do you still bear a grudge over something so trivial?
  • Bearing a grudge will only harm you in the long run.
  • Some people bear grudges for years over minor disagreements.
  • If you continue to bear this grudge, you'll never find peace.
  • It's clear that the two families have been bearing a grudge against each other for generations.
  • The old man admitted that he had borne a secret grudge against his brother his whole life.