hold a grudge (against someone)

hold a grudge (against someone)
bear a grudge (against someone) & have a grudge (against someone) & hold a grudge (against someone)
to continue feeling an old resentment for someone; to harbor continual anger for someone. •

She bears a grudge against the judge who sentenced her.

I have a grudge against my landlord for not fixing the leaky faucet.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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