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sour stomach

idiom
Meaning

Indigestion.


Examples
SIMPLE

I have a sour stomach after eating that spicy food.

CONTEXTUAL

She drank some ginger tea to help with her sour stomach after the heavy dinner.

COMPLEX

Despite his best efforts to maintain a professional demeanor during the meeting, his persistent sour stomach made it difficult to focus on the presentation.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    have eyes bigger than one's stomach

    To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.

  2. 02

    leave a sour taste in one's mouth

    To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.

  3. 03

    sour grapes

    Things that somebody pretends to despise because they cannot obtain or have them.

  4. 04

    sour note

    A negative aspect to something mostly positive.

  5. 05

    sour tooth

    A liking for foods that are sour.

  6. 06

    wolf in one's stomach

    A ravenous hunger; a large appetite.

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