Meaning of leave a sour taste in one's mouth | Babel Free
Definitions
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Nederlands
een bittere nasmaak achterlaten
Examples
“But after having been employed for her "entire adult life," her experience of being uninsured leaves a sour taste in her mouth.”
“Some volunteers might opt to stay on in Zambia by other means, but the General election had left a sour taste in my mouth and I was ready to go.”
““Your daughter has amnesia, sir,” he said, the honourific^([sic]) leaving a sour taste in his mouth.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.