# hold a grudge

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/hold-a-grudge
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To stay angry (at someone or something).

## Examples

- She tends to hold a grudge for years.
- He apologized, but she still holds a grudge about what happened at the party.
- Though decades had passed since the betrayal, the old man continued to hold a grudge against his brother, refusing even to attend his funeral.

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