nurse a grudge 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. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲