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sour grapes
idiom
If you describe someone's behaviour or opinion as sour grapes, you mean that that person is angry because they have not got or achieved something that they wanted: 酸葡萄（指由于得不到而贬低某物）
I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it.我认为这份工作不怎么样——我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Anger and displeasure
acrimony
anger
animus
annoyance
bad feeling
flap
fuss
get the humpidiom
gorge
grit
grit your teethidiom
grudge
hard feelingsidiom
irritation
rancour
red mist
reprehension
resentfulness
resentment
road rage
sour grapes | American Dictionary
sour grapes
noun[ U ]
us/ˈsɑʊər ˈɡreɪps/
bad behavior that happens because someone else is more successful:
Are his criticisms justified, or is this a case of sour grapes from a less successful artist?
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