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2021-06-10 12:06
Be after (one's) blood British phrase
To look for a chance or want to harm someone because they did something bad or wrong to you, your family or friends.
She has been after this man's blood as she believes that he was the one who killed her spouse with impunity.
She is after his blood as he betrayed her.
Her ex-boyfriend was after her new husband's blood for intense jealousy.
To retaliate against someone.
To treat someone badly in the same way they have treated you
To act in retaliation against someone; to punish someone
Get revenge.
If you revenge yourself up(on) someone/something, you cause harm to someone/something in return for something bad that they have done to you.
The verb "be" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
