sour grapes
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Etymology [edit]
From the Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, in which a fox, unable to reach grapes he is seeking, decides that they must have been sour.
Noun [edit]
sour grapes (uncountable) (plural only)
- (idiomatic) A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.
- I think his comments about that new car are just sour grapes because he can't afford it.
Translations [edit]
expressing disdain
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