I bear you no ill will.
Is this an idiom?
2007-04-04 06:10:22 · 6 answers · asked by runny 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Thank you all.
2007-04-04 06:19:48 · update #1
Ill will is the opposite of goodwill.
To bear means approximately the same as carry. To bear ill will means to carry a grudge.
2007-04-04 06:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Fiona J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that is an idiomatic expression but basically that is in plain old english language, like the shakespearean plays...
i bear you no ill will, for me means, i have no bad intentions for and/or against you...
2007-04-04 06:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by pretty smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not an idiom I don' think, but it uses some antiquated words. Basically, it means I don't hold anything against you, I have no bad thoughts against you, etc.
2007-04-04 06:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by rosiecotton19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means: "I carry within me no hard feelings" and is usually expressed toward an individual.
For example, you don't know me, and I don't know you. You have no problem with me, and I have no problem with you. You bear me no ill will, and I bear you no ill will.
2007-04-04 06:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Alex Kienlen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bear no malice
(it is not an idiom)
2007-04-04 06:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unkind feeling
2007-04-04 06:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by maria15983 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋