grudge

[US]/ɡrʌdʒ/
[UK]/ɡrʌdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. resentment, hatred, jealousy
vt. reluctantly give (or allow), unwilling to do

Phrases & Collocations

hold a grudge

nurse a grudge

Example Sentences

cherish a grudge against

even grudged the tuition money.

bears a grudge about the accident.

a former employee who might harbour a grudge against the company.

he grudged the work and time that the meeting involved.

I don't grudge him his moment of triumph.

I do not grudge him his success.

He grudged the food his horse ate.

He has been harbouring a grudge against me.

I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.

grudged him his good ways with the children.

I always feel she has a grudge against me.

He bears a grudge against me because I took his place in the office.

"I always feel he has a grudge against me, although I don't know why."

He bears grudges against me, because I broke the egg in his pocket.

Don't hold grudges against people who have hurt you; you should forgive and forget.

hold a grudge; hold it a point of honor not to reveal one's sources; holds that this economic program is the only answer to high prices.

The Gunners striker lit the blue touchpaper ahead of Sunday's grudge match by claiming Arsene Wenger's expertise is more important than Roman Abramovich's cash.

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