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Leave a sour taste in your mouth Meaning in English

expression

LEEV uh SOW-er TAYST in yor MOWTH
LEEV uh SOW-uh TAYST in YAW MOWTH

التعريف

If something leaves a sour taste in your mouth, it makes you feel disappointed, upset, or unhappy about an experience after it ends.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This idiom is informal and often used when talking about events, actions, or words that create lasting negative feelings. It's not about actual physical taste but emotional reaction. Common with 'experience', 'meeting', or 'ending'.

Spanish: dejar un mal sabor de bocaPortuguese (BR): deixar um gosto amargo na bocaPortuguese (PT): deixar um sabor amargo na bocaChinese (Simplified): 让人心里不舒服Chinese (Traditional): 讓人心裡不舒服Hindi: मन में कड़वाहट छोड़ जानाArabic: يترك طعمًا مرًّا في الفمBengali: মনে তিক্ততা রেখে যাওয়াRussian: оставлять неприятный осадокJapanese: 後味が悪い印象を残すVietnamese: khiến ai đó cảm thấy khó chịuKorean: 씁쓸한 기분을 남기다Turkish: ağzında kötü bir tat bırakmakUrdu: منہ میں بدمزگی چھوڑ جاناIndonesian: meninggalkan rasa pahit di mulut

جمل نموذجية

The rude comment from my friend left a sour taste in my mouth.

basic

The way that meeting ended left a sour taste in my mouth.

basic

Losing the game because of a bad call left a sour taste in my mouth.

basic

The vacation was fun, but the hotel staff's attitude really left a sour taste in my mouth.

natural

Even though we settled the argument, it still left a sour taste in my mouth.

natural

The company's sudden policy change really left a sour taste in employees' mouths.

natural