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bad blood

American  

noun

  1. unfriendly or hostile relations; enmity; hostility; animosity.

    When the territory was being settled there was bad blood between the farmers and the ranchers.
bad blood British  

noun

  1. a feeling of intense hatred or hostility; enmity

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bad blood Idioms  

  1. Anger or hostility between persons or groups, as in There's been bad blood between the two families for years. This term is based on the old association with blood and emotion, particularly anger. Versions such as ill blood preceded it; Charles Lamb was among the first to use the idiom in its current form in an 1823 essay.

Etymology

Origin of bad blood

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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According to Page Six, Jenner said there is no bad blood between her and the “Only Murders in the Building” star.

From Los Angeles Times

There is no bad blood between these two men.

From BBC

But by the time of the shooting, bad blood had been building for months.

From Seattle Times

The bitter rivalry earned both men household name status, with the seemingly authentic bad blood between them generating huge interest.

From BBC

Those attacks — which generated bad blood between the two candidates — are likely to be repeated and amplified by Democrats if Dunn advances to the general election.

From Seattle Times

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