en vouloir

French

Literally, “to want some”.

(intransitive) to be angry [with à ‘with’]
en vouloir à la terre entière ― to be angry with the entire earth

s’en vouloir ― to be angry with oneself, to be annoyed with oneself, to feel bad about something
- 2017, Pomme, Pauline:
  Ô Pauline, pendus à tes bottines, les garçons passaient tous à côté de moi. Ô Pauline, belle comme une ballerine, je les comprenais, je ne leur en voulais pas.
  Oh Pauline, the boys were all hung up on your ankle boots, and they took no notice of me. Oh Pauline, beautiful as a ballerina, I understood them; I didn't blame them.
(intransitive, informal) to be a go-getter, to have a go-getter attitude
Synonym: être déter