sour grapes

Idioms In English

What Does “sour grapes” mean?

Definition:

The phrase sour grapes refers to something that one cannot afford and so speaks about it as if it were never desirable.

Example(s)

Criticizing the job is just sour grapes. You still really want it.
He thinks that it isn’t a beautiful house, but that’s just sour grapes because he can’t afford it.

This idiom is in the food category.
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