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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … Dictionary of American idioms
nurse a grudge — keep a feeling of dislike toward some person My old girlfriend is still nursing a grudge toward me even after three years … Idioms and examples
nurse — [nʉrs] n. [ME norse < OFr norice < LL nutricia < L nutricius, that suckles or nourishes < nutrix (gen. nutricis), wet nurse < nutrire, to nourish < IE * (s)neu , var. of base * (s)nā , to flow > NATANT, Sans snāuti, (she)… … English World dictionary
grudge — n. 1) to bear, harbor, hold, nurse a grudge 2) a bitter; deep seated grudge 3) a grudge against * * * [grʌdʒ] deep seated grudge harbor hold nurse a grudge a bitter a grudge against to bear … Combinatory dictionary
grudge — grudge1 [grʌdʒ] n 1.) a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past grudge against ▪ Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? ▪ Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges . ▪ I m … Dictionary of contemporary English
nurse — nurse1 W3S3 [nə:s US nə:rs] n ↑stethoscope [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: nurice, from Latin nutricius; NUTRITIOUS] 1.) someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital ▪ The nurse is coming to give … Dictionary of contemporary English
nurse — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is trained to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital: The nurse is coming to give you an injection. | a student nurse (=someone learning to be a nurse) | Nurse Jones | a male nurse 2 old fashioned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grudge — See: NURSE A GRUDGE … Dictionary of American idioms
grudge — See: NURSE A GRUDGE … Dictionary of American idioms
