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What is the meaning of "harbor ill feeling"? How to use it speaking or writing?
I looked it up in dictionaries but wasn't able to find any definition or explanation about it. I am wondering if it is commonly used in modern English.
Jul 22, 2011 5:31 AM
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Think of how a harbor contains/holds/shelters boats. The noun "harbor" and the verb harbor both imply holding or containg
in this case "harbor" is used as a verb
"harbor ill feelings" means "to keep bad emotions towards another"
in a word: resentment
Ex:
I've harbored ill feeling towards my neighbor ever since he chopped down my cherry tree.
July 22, 2011
A negative feeling.
Some wifes have HARBOR ILL FEELING to the parents of their husbands.
July 22, 2011
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Chinese (Mandarin), English
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English
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