bear malice (/ill will);bear no good will; be up to no good; design someone evil; harbour evil (/malicious) designs (/inten tions/motives/thoughts); have bad intentions; have no good purpose in one’s breast; ill-disposed (/intentioned); intend to play the deuce (/the devil)with; malignant; with malice (/malicious intent)
❍ 只是要路上仔细提防,这两个贼男女,~。(《水浒全传》369)Only take care of yourself on the way. These two accursed things have no good purpose in their breasts.
不怀好意bù huái hǎo yì
心里头打着某些坏主意。harbor evil designs, have bad intentions with malicious intent, up to no good, design sb. evil