"have it in for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has it in for [present, singular, third-person], having it in for [participle, present], had it in for [participle, past], had it in for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> it in for}} have it in for (third-person singular simple present has it in for, present participle having it in for, simple past and past participle had it in for)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against. Tags: colloquial, transitive Categories (topical): Anger Synonyms: got it in for Translations (to be angry at): have et horn i siden på (Danish), een hekel hebben aan (Dutch), kantaa kaunaa [with-allative] (Finnish), avoir une dent contre (French), en avoir après (French), hafa horn í síðu einhver (english: have it in for somebody) (Icelandic), vera í nöp við einhvern (english: have it in for somebody) (Icelandic), avercela (Italian), се окомува (se okomuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), се окоми (se okomi) [perfective] (Macedonian), uwziąć się [perfective] (Polish), tenérsela jurada a (Spanish)

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