hard feelings

idiom

: feelings of dislike or anger toward someone that you think has mistreated you
She felt/had no hard feelings towards him.
The court's decision has caused a lot of hard feelings.
The phrase no hard feelings is used in speech to say that you are not upset or to ask if someone else is upset.
"I'm sorry I broke our date last night." "That's OK; no hard feelings."
"So, we're still friends, right? No hard feelings?"

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Each will take some advance planning, but the effort will be worthwhile to ensure a satisfying dining experience and no hard feelings among friends. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025 The Devers trade was obviously a shock to the system and really unearthed a lot of the hard feelings that the Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman acquisitions seemed to smooth over. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025 Still, hard feelings figure to linger into the teams’ next meeting in August. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Those hard feelings have all but disappeared judging by the scenes that played out on Friday. David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard feelings

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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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