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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While the intense rivalry along with Stokes’ return made Friday’s East Bay Athletic League game an emotional matchup, Dublin coach Tom Costello said there were no hard feelings from Stokes’ former school.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Although they haven’t been asked back, there don’t seem to be any hard feelings.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As the American push in the late 18th and early 19th centuries exposed, his provocative comments are only going to produce hard feelings toward the U.S. and a surge of Canadian nationalism.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The press release conveyed that there were no hard feelings between the school and the coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Although they haven’t been asked back, there don’t seem to be any hard feelings.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As the American push in the late 18th and early 19th centuries exposed, his provocative comments are only going to produce hard feelings toward the U.S. and a surge of Canadian nationalism.
—Lawrence B.a. Hatter / Made By History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The press release conveyed that there were no hard feelings between the school and the coach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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