idiom
Food
sour grapes
SOW-er GRAYPS
ˈsaʊər ɡreɪpsListen
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Syllable breakdown
sourgrapes
Dictionary meaning
Pretending not to care about something you cannot have.
Examples
- His dismissal of the award as meaningless was just sour grapes.
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