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Meanings of private grudge in English

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Usage of private grudge in English
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He is trying to vent a private grudge through the Lake National.
The Titan
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Who does not perceive that these attacks proceed from some private grudge?
The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I.
3
Clodius, if Cicero's story is true, had a private grudge against him.
Caesar: A Sketch
4
A private grudge against Time and a personal pleasure in finishing this job.
Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of J...
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He must have taken the step as having a private grudge against you.
The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
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He swore it was only a private grudge against M. Lucas.
The Helmet of Navarre
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From one source and another he learned that Butler had some private grudge against Cowperwood.
The Financier: A Novel
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He may have been a common burglar, or he may have had some private grudge against Mr. Douglas.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
9
Note his private grudge against Malvolio.
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies
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His sincerity cannot be doubted, even if we make an ample allowance for a private grudge against the great English minister.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 / Historical...
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Many a loss did they bring upon those against whom they had a private grudge, or against whom they were hired.
The Mysteries of All Nations / Rise and Progress of Superstition...
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But Pompey, either from some private grudge, or in order to win favour with the populace, determined that Milo should be convicted.
Cicero
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Some hobbled old nag, having slipped the headstall, would advance with kangaroo-leaps towards a neighbour against whom it had a private grudge.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
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It was the fault of Brihtric, Edric Streone's brother, who had some private grudge against him, and would ruin him if possible.
King Olaf's Kinsman / A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against...
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We possess too much information now that we have their rendezvous located, and 'Black Bart' will have a private grudge to revenge.
Keith of the Border: A Tale of the Plains
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The description of Hirst's way of life interested Rachel so much that she almost forgot her private grudge against him, and her respect revived.
The Voyage Out
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