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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But Lil Nas made sure to clarify that there is no hard feelings if Shaboozey does surpass his record.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
But there’s no hard feelings for Baker, who understood Howard’s position and took the sentiment as complimentary.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Instead, help your child accept hard feelings by reiterating that all feelings are normal and they’re loved no matter what.
—Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
But when converging circumstances cause both men to need money in a hurry, they’re forced to paper over years of hard feelings quickly and hit the road to pull a final job that prompts them to reexamine the root causes behind their failure to launch.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
But there’s no hard feelings for Baker, who understood Howard’s position and took the sentiment as complimentary.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Instead, help your child accept hard feelings by reiterating that all feelings are normal and they’re loved no matter what.
—Tovah P. Klein, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
But when converging circumstances cause both men to need money in a hurry, they’re forced to paper over years of hard feelings quickly and hit the road to pull a final job that prompts them to reexamine the root causes behind their failure to launch.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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