nurse a grudge

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[nurse a grudge] {v. phr.}

To keep a feeling of envy or dislike toward some person; remember something bad that a person said or did to you, and dislike the person because of that.

* /Torn nursed a grudge against John because John took his place on the basketball team./

* /Mary nursed a grudge against her teacher because she thought she deserved a better grade in English./

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	feelings ⁵⁶ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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