hurt somebody's feelings

She does, of course, but who would hurt her feelings by saying so?

Not for the world would he say anything which could hurt her feelings.

My parents were looking at me as though I'd hurt their feelings.

I should always be nice and never hurt anyone's feelings.

He certainly hadn't meant to hurt their feelings, or to make them feel small.

We should be so sorry to hurt his feelings in any way.

Or perhaps the problem is that Americans try so hard both to be happy, and not to hurt anyone's feelings.

But it was especially wrong because I hurt your feelings.

He'd hurt her feelings, and the knowledge didn't sit well inside him.

"It was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings," she said at the time.