have it in for

verb

To be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.

“My boss must really have it in for me; that was the third lecture this week!”

Meanings

verbhave 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)

present singular third person has it in for · participle present having it in for · participle past had it in for · past had it in for · alternative got it in for

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.

    My boss must really have it in for me; that was the third lecture this week!

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Danish have et horn i siden på
  • have et horn i siden påto be angry at
Dutch een hekel hebben aan
  • een hekel hebben aanto be angry at
Finnish kantaa kaunaa
  • kantaa kaunaato be angry at
French avoir une dent contre, en avoir après
  • avoir une dent contreto be angry at
  • en avoir aprèsto be angry at
Icelandic hafa horn í síðu einhver, vera í nöp við einhvern
  • hafa horn í síðu einhverto be angry at
  • vera í nöp við einhvernto be angry at
Italian avercela
  • avercelato be angry at
Norwegian Bokmål ha et horn i siden til, bære nag til
  • ha et horn i siden tilto be angry at
  • bære nag tilto be angry at
  • ha noe utestående medto be angry at
Polish uwziąć się
  • uwziąć sięto be angry at
Spanish tenérsela jurada a, tenerla contra
  • tenérsela jurada ato be angry at
  • tenerla contrato be angry at
Turkish kin beslemek
  • kin beslemekto be angry at
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