How to pronounce “sour grapes”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour,‎ grapes.
• (idiomatic) Things that somebody pretends to despise because they cannot obtain or have them.
• (idiomatic) A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.

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Similar Sounds

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