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bad blood
noun
- 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
noun
- a feeling of intense hatred or hostility; enmity
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bad blood1
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
Even if the current standoff cools down, bad blood could linger, several industry-watchers have said — and not just in Canada.
The bad blood is over a looming trade war between the two countries and Canadians’ broader fears of the new American administration.
Vibes only count for so much, but good ones are better than the alternative – especially after the years of bad blood over Brexit, and Donald Trump's penchant for shouting his mouth off.
“It’s definitely a game you always want to be a part of. But for me there was never any bad blood,†he said.
Given that bad blood, it's easy to see why CNN might not want Acosta out in front for Trump's second term.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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