Meaning of sweet-and-sour | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having both sweet and sour or tart taste.
2. Having both positive and negative traits, or inspiring conflicting good and bad feelings.

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Examples

“Like an accordion at a country wedding producing sweet-and-sour notes, some importers are expanding their U.S. retail automotive operations while others are skinnying down.”

“Humans utilize a kind of sweet and sour blend of love potion called charm.”

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