sour grapes
/ˈsɑʊər ˈgreɪps/ n [U]Definition
› bad behavior that happens because someone else is more successful: Are his criticisms justified, or is this a case of sour grapes from a less successful artist?
(Definition of sour grapes n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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