Idiom
leave a sour taste in one's mouth
Meaning
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The argument left a sour taste in my mouth.”
“Even though the project finished on time, the way the manager treated the team left a sour taste in my mouth.”
“The politician's dishonest behavior during the final debate left a sour taste in the mouths of many voters who had previously supported him.”
Examples
simple
“The argument left a sour taste in my mouth.”
contextual
“Even though the project finished on time, the way the manager treated the team left a sour taste in my mouth.”
complex
“The politician's dishonest behavior during the final debate left a sour taste in the mouths of many voters who had previously supported him.”
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