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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From the rally stage, Shapiro showed no signs of hard feelings.
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Matthew Rink, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Showing no hard feelings, American duo Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles turned to Andrade from the lower section of the podium and bowed to the Brazilian, who raised her arms in triumph.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
This rude, disrespectful, and distracting behavior can cause hard feelings and result in damaging or destroying relationships.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
However, Biden did not have much of an existing relationship with Harris before tapping her -- a decision that followed a famous scrap between the two on the debate stage that was rumored to have left some hard feelings.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 July 2024
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Matthew Rink, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Showing no hard feelings, American duo Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles turned to Andrade from the lower section of the podium and bowed to the Brazilian, who raised her arms in triumph.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
This rude, disrespectful, and distracting behavior can cause hard feelings and result in damaging or destroying relationships.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
However, Biden did not have much of an existing relationship with Harris before tapping her -- a decision that followed a famous scrap between the two on the debate stage that was rumored to have left some hard feelings.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 July 2024
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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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