sour grapes

酸葡萄,吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸,酸性葡萄,吃不到葡萄的人

Definitions

n.名词(复数) plural noun

1
- : pretended disdain for something one does not or cannot have: She said that she and her husband didn't want to join the club anyway, but it was clearly sour grapes.

nounaffected scorn

Synonyms

He had already let his reputation sour—and his country down—so he paid up.
Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.
If a Champagne is made only with the black grapes, it is called blanc de noirs, or “white from red.”
After a stint with a replacement Head Mistress went sour, R seriously considered shutting down La Domaine for good.
When you think of what it takes to make your favorite spirit, ingredients like grapes, barley, or herbs probably come to mind.
And right after that, some nice sour milk would come splashing down into the trough of the pen.
As soon as he was in it Squinty ran over to the trough, hoping there would be some sour milk in it.
Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
They affirmed it was an antidote to all poison; that it expelled rheums, sour humours, and obstructions of all kinds.
"Getting back home," answered Squinty, as he took a big drink of sour milk.