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  • sour grapes — noun disparagement of something that is unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * noun plural Etymology: so called from the fable ascribed to Aesop, legendary 6th century B.C. Greek author of fables, about the fox …   Useful english dictionary

  • sour grapes —    When someone says something critical or negative because they are jealous, it is a case of sour grapes.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that someone s attitude is sour grapes means that they are trying to make others believe… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • sour grapes — noun uncount criticism of something that you make because you are annoyed that you cannot have it: Saying the award is meaningless is just sour grapes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sour grapes — if you say that something someone says is sour grapes, you mean that they said it because they are jealous. I don t think it s such a great job and that s not just sour grapes because I didn t get it …   New idioms dictionary

  • sour grapes — noun plural Etymology: from the fable ascribed to Aesop of the fox who after finding himself unable to reach some grapes he had desired disparaged them as sour Date: 1760 disparagement of something that has proven unattainable < his criticisms… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sour grapes — noun A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have. I think his comments about that new car are just sour grapes because he cant afford it …   Wiktionary

  • sour — 1 adjective 1 having a sharp acid taste that stings your tongue, like the taste of a lemon: sour, tangy apples | Sprinkle a little sugar over the strawberries if they are sour. compare bitter 1 (4), sweet 1 (1) 2 milk or other food that is sour… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • grape — [[t]gre͟ɪp[/t]] grapes 1) N COUNT Grapes are small green or dark purple fruit which grow in bunches. Grapes can be eaten raw, used for making wine, or dried. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR, PHR after v If you describe someone s attitude as sour grapes …   English dictionary

  • Timeline 191's Common Characters — Timeline 191 is a fan name given to the history described in Harry Turtledove s alternate history novels. TL 191 includes the novel How Few Remain , and the Great War, American Empire, and Settling Accounts series. It runs from 1862 to 1944.A… …   Wikipedia

  • Strawberry Shortcake — is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in greeting cards and expanded to include dolls, posters, and other products. The Strawberry Shortcake properties also include a toy line of the character s friends and… …   Wikipedia

  • Cognitive dissonance — The Fox and the Grapes by Aesop. When the fox fails to reach the grapes, he decides he does not want them after all. This is an example of adaptive preference formation, which serves to reduce cognitive dissonance.[1] …   Wikipedia

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