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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No hard feelings, is the message from the top of the club.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Nico’s decision to join the Bruins signals that whatever hard feelings emerged from his brother’s situation have been smoothed over between the team and the Iamaleava family.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
But hard feelings remain among some Democrats over Biden’s late decision to leave the race and hobbling the party with a nominee who, though vice president, was not widely known in trying to appeal to voters beyond the party faithful.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
There were hard feelings in the front office near the end of Bridich’s tenure.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Nico’s decision to join the Bruins signals that whatever hard feelings emerged from his brother’s situation have been smoothed over between the team and the Iamaleava family.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
But hard feelings remain among some Democrats over Biden’s late decision to leave the race and hobbling the party with a nominee who, though vice president, was not widely known in trying to appeal to voters beyond the party faithful.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
There were hard feelings in the front office near the end of Bridich’s tenure.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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