Bad blood?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>” <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="hatred">hatred</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="And">And</span> “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>. “<span word="I">I</span>” <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="blood">blood</span>” <span word="having">having</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="because">because</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>” <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="hatred">hatred</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="feuds">feuds</span>, <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="feuds">feuds</span>” – <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="quarrels">quarrels</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fights">fights</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="WiseGeek">WiseGeek</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> (“<span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakdown">breakdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>”). <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feuds">feuds</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clans">clans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>.</p>
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