Go sour Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ

GOH-SOW-er

UK

ɡˈəʊ/ /sˈaʊə

GOH-SOW-uh

التعريف

To turn bad, fail, or become unpleasant. Used for food that becomes sour or spoiled, and for situations or relationships that don't work out.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for both literal (food spoiling) and figurative (relationships or plans failing) situations. Common with 'milk', 'relationship', or 'plans'. It's informal but very common. Don't use 'go sour' for just anything turning bad—typically for processes originally expected to be good.

• Spanish: echarse a perder - agriarse (literal y figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): azedar - estragar-se (literal e figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): azedar - estragar-se (literal e figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 变酸 - 变质（引申为变糟）
• Chinese (Traditional): 變酸 - 變質（引申為變糟）
• Hindi: खराब हो जाना - खट्टा हो जाना (शाब्दिक और रूपक अर्थ में)
• Arabic: يفسد - يصبح حامضًا (حرفي ومجازي)
• Bengali: টক হয়ে যাওয়া - খারাপ হয়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: скиснуть - испортиться - пойти наперекосяк
• Japanese: 酸っぱくなる - うまくいかなくなる
• Vietnamese: bị chua - trở nên tệ
• Korean: 시어지다 - 틀어지다
• Turkish: bozulmak - ekşimek
• Urdu: کھٹا ہو جانا - بگاڑ آ جانا
• Indonesian: menjadi asam - gagal

جمل نموذجية

The milk will go sour if you leave it out of the fridge.

basic

My friendship with Emma started to go sour after the argument.

basic

If you don’t watch the sauce, it will go sour.

basic

Their relationship really started to go sour after he lost his job.

natural

Things started to go sour between us after that holiday.

natural

I had high hopes for the project, but it all went sour in the end.

natural