old grudge
Frequency: 6.52.1 per million words
a feeling of resentment from the past
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Examples (10)
- It's time to forget old grudges.
- Their family feud was based on an old grudge that nobody could remember the origin of.
- He couldn't let go of an old grudge against his former business partner.
- The peace talks were complicated by several old grudges between the warring factions.
- She realized that holding onto an old grudge was only hurting herself.
- Is it really worth reigniting an old grudge over such a minor issue?
- The rivalry between the two villages stems from an old grudge over land rights.
- Despite their old grudge, the two rivals had to work together for the good of the company.
- Many of the conflicts in the story are driven by the main character's old grudge.
- They finally buried their old grudge and became friends again after many years.