There are people who wish bad for the country"

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There are a lot of people in my country who want the destruction of this country. They take every convinience that is given by the country but wish bad for the country and try to stain the image by portraying a different picture then what actually it is.



What do we say "There are people who wish bad for the country"?

Do we say "Someone wishes bad for us"? Like "There are people around me who wish bad for me".
 
There are a lot of people in my country who want the destruction of this country. They take every [STRIKE]convinience[/STRIKE] convenience that is given by the country but wish bad for the country and try to stain the image by portraying a different picture [STRIKE]then [/STRIKE] than what actually it is.



What do we say "There are people who wish bad for the country"?

Do we say "Someone wishes bad for us"? Like "There are people around me who wish bad for me".

To wish somebody well is common and natural but not the opposite, to wish somebody bad.
I think the negative is more natural - There are people who do not wish the country to succeed/do well.
Or you could say - There are people who wish for the country to fail/be beset with problems.
 
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Just as we can wish the best for people, we can wish the worst for them. We can also wish evil upon them.
 
You can wish them ill.
 
There are a lot of people in my country who want [STRIKE]the destruction of this country[/STRIKE] to see it destroyed. They take advantage of every convenience that is [STRIKE]given[/STRIKE] afforded them by the [STRIKE]country[/STRIKE] authorities/government but they wish for bad luck for the country and try to [STRIKE]stain[/STRIKE] ruin/spoil [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] its image by portraying [STRIKE]a different picture then what actually it is[/STRIKE] it in a poor light.

[STRIKE]What[/STRIKE] Do we say "There are people who wish bad for the country"? No.

Do we say "Someone wishes bad for us"? No. [STRIKE]Like[/STRIKE]
For example, "There are people around me who wish me bad luck." [STRIKE]for me".[/STRIKE]

emsr2d2
 
I know that mainly in the negative - I do not wish them ill.
Or as I once heard my grandmother say: "I don't wish her any ill. I only hope she lives to suffer the way she's made me suffer."
 
Tufguy, try:

They take advantage of every opportunity ....
 
You could say that they try to do the country down.
 
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