sour stomach
Indigestion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I have a sour stomach after eating that spicy food.”
“She drank some ginger tea to help with her sour stomach after the heavy dinner.”
“Despite his best efforts to maintain a professional demeanor during the meeting, his persistent sour stomach made it difficult to focus on the presentation.”
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach
To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
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leave a sour taste in one's mouth
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
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sour grapes
Things that somebody pretends to despise because they cannot obtain or have them.
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sour note
A negative aspect to something mostly positive.
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sour tooth
A liking for foods that are sour.
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wolf in one's stomach
A ravenous hunger; a large appetite.
Last updated August 10, 2026