Unit 19 JealousIResentful
1 1 to have a chip on your shoulder to feel bitter or resentful because you feel that you are inferior or that you have been treated unfairly
He's got a chip on his shoulder about not being as intelligent as his brother.
12 spiteful wanting to hurt or annoy someone who has hurt you or who you do not like
I'm sure she only said she didn't like my new hairstyle to be spiteful.lThat's a spitefil thing to say!
13 to spite (s.o.) (usually only used in the infinitive) to hurt or annoy someone deliberately
The child carried on shouting to spite his parents
14 to havelbear a grudge (against s.o.) to continue to feel bitter towards someone who has hurt you in the past
She haslhears a grudge against the company and will never forgive them for the way they treated her.
15 to begrudge (s.o. sth)
I begrudge him his promotion - I'm the one who should have got it, not him.11 don't begrudge her her high salary - she works hard.
to feel that someone does not deserve what they have got, and feel resentful about it 16 a grievance something that you feel is unfair and that you have reason to complain about 17 revenge a (on s o . ) something that is done in order to hurt someone who has hurt you (and which gives you satisfaction)
Her main grievance is that she isn't treated as an equal at work.
The terrorist attack was an act of r-e\?enge.l/lerook revenge on all his former enemies.
b (in sport) victory following a defeat
It's always disappointing to lose, hut we'll get our revenge in next year's final.
18 to get your own back (on LO.)
One day I'll get my own hack on them for the terrible way they treared me.
to get revenge on someone
19 to retaliate to do something bad to someone in return for them having done something bad to you
Ile hit me, so I retaliated and hit him back.