no hard feelings

Idioms  

1. No resentment or anger, as in I hope there are no hard feelings about excluding your group. This idiom uses hard in the sense of “severe” or “harsh,” a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.

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Example Sentences

No hard feelings, evidently: Tarantino later set the trailer for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” to “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"No hard feelings extinction rebellion crew. Michael is on your side but mayor stockmann is not," creating a distinction between himself and his character in the Henrik Ibsen revival.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

“They gave me the chance to come to the big leagues. They made me a big leaguer. I’m always going to be thankful for that. No hard feelings for all this.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

“I know he didn’t mean it. No hard feelings, no bad blood. It’s all good, it’s playoff basketball.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

“Look,” he began with his typical bark,“I’m flattered you came here with an invite, but we’ll have to respectfully decline. No hard feelings, I’m sure.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner