- bad blood
- nouna feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
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noun: resentment : ill feeling : bitternessbad blood existing between Beaver Island Mormons and mainland fishermen — American Guide Series: Michigan
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unfriendly or hostile relations; enmity; hostility; animosity: When the territory was being settled there was bad blood between the farmers and the ranchers.[1815-25]* * *
bad blood nounAngry or hostile feeling (also bad feeling)• • •Main Entry: ↑bad* * *
bad blood UK US noun [uncountable]angry feelings that people still have towards each other because of something that happened in the pastThesaurus: anger and annoyancesynonym* * *
bad blood,very unfriendly feeling; hatred: »There was bad blood between Cain and Abel. Bad blood between key lawmakers will keep Congress roiled up for months (Wall Street Journal).
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n. ill feelingthere has always been bad blood between these families
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noun [noncount]: feelings of dislike between two people or groupsThere's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.