have it in for

English

Alternative forms

• got it in for

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.

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

Translations

to be angry at

• Danish: have et horn i siden på (da)
• Dutch: een hekel hebben aan
• Finnish: kantaa kaunaa (+ allative)
• French: avoir une dent contre (fr), en avoir après (fr)
• Icelandic: (have it in for somebody) hafa horn í síðu einhver, (have it in for somebody) vera í nöp við einhvern
• Italian: avercela
• Macedonian: се окомува impf (se okomuva), се окоми pf (se okomi)
• Polish: uwziąć się pf
• Spanish: tenérsela jurada a