Idiom
grapes of wrath
Meaning
A symbol of impending vengeance, especially in reference to the Last Judgment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The workers felt the grapes of wrath after the unfair pay cuts.”
“As the government ignored the starving citizens, the grapes of wrath began to grow among the restless crowd.”
“The long history of exploitation finally reached a breaking point, and the people gathered, carrying the grapes of wrath toward the palace gates.”
Examples
simple
“The workers felt the grapes of wrath after the unfair pay cuts.”
contextual
“As the government ignored the starving citizens, the grapes of wrath began to grow among the restless crowd.”
complex
“The long history of exploitation finally reached a breaking point, and the people gathered, carrying the grapes of wrath toward the palace gates.”
Origin
Derived from a passage in the Biblical book of Revelation.
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