bad blood
Example Sentences
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This time around, the bad blood has eased and the relationship has improved both through GM’s public positions as well as back-room bargaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Whitaker said he believed the bad blood was behind the alliance, claiming that "those days are past us".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The answers may avert any potential bad blood between your mother and her siblings — or could make their blood boil.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
If there was any bad blood between Paxton and Middleton over these clashes, it seems to have dissipated in the years since.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
“If there is bad blood between you and them,” said I, to soften it off a little.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
