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واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران
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grievance adjectives a genuine grievance (= one that is definitely true ) • He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter. a legitimate grievance (= one that is reasonable ) • Many people feel that the rebels have a legitimate grievance. an old grievance (= one that you have felt unhappy about for a long time ) • Years later, we became friends again and sorted out our old grievances. a personal grievance • He has no personal grievance against Frank. verbs have a grievance (against somebody) • I had no grievance against him. air your grievances (= tell people you think you have been treated unfairly ) • These committees act as a forum for various groups to air their grievances. nurse a grievance (= think a lot or for a long time about the fact you have been treated unfairly ) • He was nursing a grievance about not being picked for the team. file a grievance American English (= officially complain ) • She filed a grievance after failing to get a promotion. settle a grievance (= solve one ) • The union decided to settle its grievance in the law courts. redress/remedy a grievance formal (= do something to make a problem better ) • Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on. grievance + NOUN a grievance procedure (= a system for dealing with employees' grievances ) • You should pursue your complaint through the company's grievance procedure. phrases a sense of grievance (= when you feel that you have been treated unfairly ) • Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States. a source of grievance (= something that causes grievance ) • Salaries are a traditional source of grievance in industry.
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see AIR ONE'S GRIEVANCES.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. genuine, legitimate, real Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance. | imaginary, imagined | long-standing, old | individual, personal | economic, social By the 1530s social grievances were again being voiced. VERB + GRIEVANCE harbour, have, nurse She still nursed her old grievance. | air, express, vent, voice | hear (formal), listen to MPs spend many hours listening to the real or imagined grievances of their constituents. | redress, remedy, settle Managers would make every effort to remedy individual grievances as they arose. PREP. ~ about/over The meeting will be a chance to air your grievances about the organization. | ~ against He had a personal grievance against the professor. PHRASES a sense of grievance
Oxford Collocations Dictionary