no hard feelings

phrase

(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); there's no bad blood between (us, etc.).

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomatic(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); there's no bad blood between (us, etc.).

    No need to worry Everything's under control O-U-T, but no hard feelings

    1983, “Girlfriend Is Better”, in Speaking in Tongues, performed by Talking Heads
    1 more example

    Patrick O'Brien: No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job. Gene Hunt: Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud.

    2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3

Origin

no + hard feelings

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 沒有恩怨 /没有恩怨
  • 沒有恩怨 /没有恩怨 (méiyǒu ēnyuàn)no resentment
Finnish ei mitään hampaankolossa
  • ei mitään hampaankolossano resentment
French sans rancune
  • sans rancuneno resentment
Polish bez urazy
  • bez urazyno resentment
Portuguese sem ressentimentos, sem rancor
  • sem ressentimentosno resentment
  • sem rancorno resentment
Russian без обид
  • без обид (bez obid)no resentment
Spanish sin resentimientos
  • sin resentimientosno resentment
Cite this entry
APA

no hard feelings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hard%20feelings

MLA

“no hard feelings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hard%20feelings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no hard feelings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20hard%20feelings.

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