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Discover LudwigThe phrase "personal grudge" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to talk about a feeling of resentment someone holds, usually against a particular individual or group, for a perceived wrong. For example, "He had a personal grudge against his old boss, and refused to work for him again under any circumstances."
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This, Obama said, was what he'd do – appoint the best person for the job, regardless of their affiliation, history or any personal grudge.
I have no personal grudge toward anybody".
Was it a personal grudge against Americans?
Mr Helms may nurse a personal grudge, too.
A land dispute, a personal grudge, a crime for profit.
He also had a personal grudge against the Ellets.
The visiting killers had no personal grudge against their target.
There was no suggestion that their six killers, one aged just 17, bore a personal grudge.
Ms. Flanders said she believed the holdout had a personal grudge against Ms. Doré-Almonor.
Maybe I had done something that had caused her to form a personal grudge against me.
Meanwhile, many lawyers say, Rule 11 has created opportunities for personal grudge matches between lawyers.
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