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?"

Examples of hard feelings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If it is not returned — as there were no expectations for it to be returned — there should be no hard feelings, but a lesson learned. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024

The comedian and political commentator appeared on Matthew Belloni's The Town podcast this week to speak more on what led to the dissolution of the show, noting that there are no hard feelings. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 June 2024

There are no hard feelings anymore, but the Mets still see some satisfaction in defeating Yamamoto. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024

Cooper holds no hard feelings about how things ended with the Cowboys. —Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024

There may be hard feelings, and even lawsuits, but the procedure is straightforward and the interchange will get built. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024

In the aftermath of the arrests of 47 protesters and the clearing of a Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a confrontation between police and protesters was replaced by simmering hard feelings and questions about what will come next. —Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024

Felicity is cool with this and understands why the plot is abandoned, with no hard feelings. —Kari Sonde, TIME, 16 May 2024

There are no hard feelings between the two, however. —Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024