sour grapes
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A2
n.NounDisparaging something because you cannot have it.
After losing the competition, he dismissed it as 'just sour grapes'.
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Part 1 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
- but another boy said, "Sour grapes," and he wandered away a dismantled hero.
but another boy said, "Sour grapes," and he wandered away a dismantled hero.
- wasn't anything to spit like Tom Sawyer; but another boy said, "Sour grapes!"
wasn't anything to spit like Tom Sawyer; but another boy said, "Sour grapes!"
Donald Trump tells White House press conference he's disappointed with Elon Musk
- Are you saying this is all sour grapes?
Are you saying this is all sour grapes?
- Are you saying this is all sour grapes?
Are you saying this is all sour grapes?
The Problem With Modern Love
- What's important, however, is knowing what is important to you, what you value and find meaningful, and ensuring that your perspective is not just the sour grapes of a misguided belief in an impossible ideal.
What's important, however, is knowing what is important to you, what you value and find meaningful, and ensuring that your perspective is not just the sour grapes of a misguided belief in an impossible ideal.
- What's important, however, is knowing what is important to you what you value and find meaningful and ensuring that your perspective is not just the sour grapes of a misguided belief in an impossible ideal.
What's important, however, is knowing what is important to you what you value and find meaningful and ensuring that your perspective is not just the sour grapes of a misguided belief in an impossible ideal.
Fruit Idioms - BBC Learning English (The Teacher)
- Yes, it's a case of sour grapes.
Yes, it's a case of sour grapes.
- we say, "It's a case of sour grapes."
we say, "It's a case of sour grapes."
Annoying Orange VS Authority Figures!
- And this wasn't a case of sour grapes.
And this wasn't a case of sour grapes.
- Then this wasn't a case of sour grapes!
Then this wasn't a case of sour grapes!