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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And there are gaming matters between tribes that still leave hard feelings.
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
While those failed to achieve Pyongyang’s denuclearization, Trump signaled few hard feelings by taking a shocking step out of South Korea’s demilitarized zone and into North Korea to shake Kim’s hand in 2019.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
There were no hard feelings toward the organization.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Open communication now can expedite the estate settlement process later, minimizing the risk of delays and hard feelings.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kirk Siegler, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
While those failed to achieve Pyongyang’s denuclearization, Trump signaled few hard feelings by taking a shocking step out of South Korea’s demilitarized zone and into North Korea to shake Kim’s hand in 2019.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
There were no hard feelings toward the organization.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Open communication now can expedite the estate settlement process later, minimizing the risk of delays and hard feelings.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 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 26 Jan. 2025.
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