nurse a grudge
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Everyone knows what it’s like to nurse a grudge; sensible people know how to get over one.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
But Ms. Franklin’s willingness to nurse a grudge or prolong a feud wasn’t a flaw.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
Meanwhile, Ulrich continued to nurse a grudge against his former doctor.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2021
Perhaps this is just wishful thinking that I didn’t hurt a girl so badly she’d nurse a grudge for over 40 years.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2016
His nature was too open and healthy to nurse a grudge, and although he avoided speaking to Rabig, he seldom thought of him except when the exigencies of military duty threw them together.
From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Randall, Homer
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