Idiom
sour note
Meaning
A negative aspect to something mostly positive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The argument ended the party on a sour note.”
“The vacation was perfect, but the lost luggage added a sour note to our final day.”
“While the ceremony was largely a success, the speaker's controversial remarks struck a sour note that lingered long after the event concluded.”
Examples
simple
“The argument ended the party on a sour note.”
contextual
“The vacation was perfect, but the lost luggage added a sour note to our final day.”
complex
“While the ceremony was largely a success, the speaker's controversial remarks struck a sour note that lingered long after the event concluded.”
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