sour grapes
Definition
› If you describe someone's behaviour or opinion as sour grapes, you mean that they are angry because they have not got or achieved something that they wanted: I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it.Anger and displeasure
(Definition of sour grapes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -rage suffix
- anger noun
- annoyance noun
- bad feeling idiom
- benny noun
- bitterness noun (ANGER)
- get the hump idiom
- gorge noun (ANGER)
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge noun
- hard feelings idiom
- hissy (fit) noun
- huff noun
- irritation noun (ANGER)
- paddy noun
- pique noun
- rancour noun
- road rage noun
- slow burn noun (ANGER)
- spleen noun (ANGER)
Topic:
Anger and displeasure
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