American Idioms and Expressions

Bad Blood (between People) Idiom

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bad blood (between people)
What does bad blood (between people) mean?		 unpleasant feelings between peopleThere was much bad blood between the three brothers.
bad blood (between people)
What does bad blood (between people) mean?		 anger or a bad relationship due to past problems with someoneThere has always been a lot of bad blood between the two supervisors.

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What does "be a new one on (someone)" mean?		 to be something one has not heard before and something that is difficult to believeIt was a new one on me when my friend said that he was studying Russian.
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What does "on one's mind" mean?		 currently being thought aboutThe incident at school was on my mind all week.
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What does "have oneself something" mean?		 use or consume somethingI decided to have myself a drink before leaving for the movie.
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