hurt someone's feelings
No era la intención de Tom herir los sentimientos de Mary.
Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary's feelings.
A veces mentimos para no herir los sentimientos de otro.
Sometimes we lie so as not to hurt someone else’s feelings.
No quiero herir los sentimientos de Tom.
I don’t want to hurt Tom’s feelings.
Tom no quiso herir los sentimientos de Mary.
Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary's feelings.