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Idiom: Bad Blood

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From Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia (1823).

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Feelings of hostility or ill will.

A serious feud or long-standing grudge.

An inherited immoral or disturbed nature.

A particular disease; in some places, syphilis.

Example Sentences

1
There has been bad blood between the two families for generations.
2
After their business deal went sour, there was nothing but bad blood between them.
3
The divorce left a lot of bad blood between the couple.
4
The two teammates had bad blood since their argument last season.
5
There's always been bad blood between the two rival gangs.

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