hurt sb's feelings

This page is about the collocation hurt sb's feelings

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to upset somebody by being insensitive to their feelings

For example

  • We'll hurt her feelings if we tell her she's got a terrible singing voice.

  • I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I was just trying to be honest.

Quick Quiz

We hurt Roberto's feelings when we laughed at

a. his bad jokes

b. his funny story

c. his new hairstyle
a) his bad jokes b) his funny story c) his new hairstyle

Contributor: Matt Errey