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Meaning of sour tooth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A liking for foods that are sour.
    idiomatic, singular, uncommon
  2. Someone with a liking for sour foods.
    countable, idiomatic, rare

Examples

“Robin and Jay Brown weren't the kind of kids to be caught with their hands in the cookie jar — they each had a sour (sometimes a half-sour) tooth, and pilfered pickles instead of desserts.”
“Use about an equal weight of sugar (or less, if you've got a sour tooth), top with your favorite crumble or sweet biscuit topping and bake”
“Fruits are sweet! I hate anything sweet! I have a sour tooth.”
“Some "sour-tooths" prefer a sweet, non-acid fruit to an acid non-sweet one, while others do not.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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