has it in for
Bears a grudge
To have it in for someone is to hold a grudge against them or be determined to cause them trouble.
The phrase suggests persistent, targeted hostility: The teacher has it in for me—she marks my papers harder than anyone else's.
Ever since I got the promotion, he's had it in for me.
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- ill-disposedHaving hostile intentions
out to get someone · on the warpath · bad blood · ill will · resentment · grudge · persecute · sabotage · vindictiveness · singled out · scheming · spite · throwing shade · retaliation · axe to grind · undermining · bad intentions · bitterness
disposition toward a person
has it in forcarries a torch for
Maintains unreciprocated love
champions · roots for · has the hots for · adores · cherishes