gru Idiome

grunge

dirt and grease, grime Let's remove the grunge from the motor. It's really dirty.

grunge (fashion)

youth clothing designed for grunge music fans The kids go to parties dressed in grunge. That's cool.

grunge (music)

alternative rock music, distorted sound of rock When we visited Seattle, every radio station was playing grunge.

hold a grudge

stay angry for a long time, bad blood He gets mad, but he never holds a grudge. He forgives easily.

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.

bear a grudge

Idiom(s): bear a grudge (against someone) AND have a grudge (against sb); hold a grudge (against sb)

Theme: ENMITY

to have an old resentment for someone; to have continual anger for someone.
• She bears a grudge against the judge who sentenced her.
• I have a grudge against my landlord for overcharging me.
• How long can a person hold a grudge? Let's be friends.

have a grudge

What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?

(USA) This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.

bear a grudge|bear|grudge

v. phr. To persist in bearing ill feeling toward someone after a quarrel or period of hostility. Come on, John, be a good sport and don't bear a grudge because I beat you at golf.
Antonym: BURY THE HATCHET.

cluck and grunt|cluck|grunt

n., slang, avoid it in restaurants The familiar restaurant dish of ham and eggs; since ham is made of pork (and pigs grunt) and eggs come from hens (which cluck.) "I am sorry I can't fix you an elaborate meal, but I can give you a quick cluck and grunt."

nurse a grudge|grudge|nurse

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.