sour grapes

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English - Turkish
(deyim) ulasilamayan seye pis deme,"kedi ulasamadigi cigere pis der"
ulaşılamayan şeye pis deme
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sour grape
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English - English
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 can't afford it.

disparagement of something that is unattainable
Denial of the desirability of something after one has found out that it cannot be reached or acquired: The losers' scorn for the award is pure sour grapes
grapes that are not yet ripe; pretense of disinterest or contempt toward an item that cannot be obtained (from Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes")
sour grapes

    Hyphenation

    Sour grapes

    Turkish pronunciation

    saur greyps

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsour ˈgrāps/ /ˈsaʊr ˈɡreɪps/

    Etymology

    () From the Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, in which a fox, unable to reach grapes he is seeking, decides that they must have been sour.
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