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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
Larry Hovis

Meaning of "sour grapes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOUR GRAPES

From a fable by Aesop.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUR GRAPES

sour grapes play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUR GRAPES

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sour grapes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUR GRAPES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sour grapes in the English dictionary

The definition of sour grapes in the dictionary is the attitude of affecting to despise something because one cannot or does not have it oneself.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUR GRAPES

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sour cherry
sour cream
sour gourd
sour gum
sour mash
sour milk
sour-faced
sourball
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sourceless
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUR GRAPES

bagpipes
drapes
gapes
grapes
Hautes-Alpes
herpes
jackanapes
know the ropes
Mapes
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pipes
ropes
stapes
Stars and Stripes
swipes
the pipes
the Stars and Stripes
the Steppes
to learn the ropes
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Synonyms and antonyms of sour grapes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sour grapes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUR GRAPES

Find out the translation of sour grapes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sour grapes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sour grapes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uvas agrias
570 millions of speakers

English

sour grapes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खट्टे अंगूर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحصرم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кислый виноград
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

uvas verdes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঙ্গুরগুলো টক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raisins verts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

anggur masam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

saure Trauben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

負け惜しみ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신 포도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ngandhut anggur
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nho chua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புளிக்கும் திராட்சைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आंबट द्राक्षे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekşi üzüm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uva acerba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwaśne winogrona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кислий виноград
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aguridă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ξινά σταφύλια
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

suur druiwe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sura druvor
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sure druer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sour grapes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUR GRAPES»

The term «sour grapes» is regularly used and occupies the 93.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUR GRAPES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sour grapes

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4 QUOTES WITH «SOUR GRAPES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sour grapes.
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Frank Black
It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go.
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Frank Gehry
There is stuff I would have liked to have done. But there are no sour grapes.
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Larry Hovis
I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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Neil Kinnock
The unforgivable political sin is vanity; the killer diet is sour grapes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUR GRAPES»

Discover the use of sour grapes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sour grapes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality
These essays continue and complement the arguments of Jon Elster's earlier book, Ulysses and the Sirens.
Jon Elster, 1985
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Sour Grapes:
Men with picked voices chant the names of cities in a huge gallery: promises that pull through descending stairways to a deep rumbling.
William Carlos Williams, 2014
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Sour Grapes
And what of the series of recent local murders, and the mishaps that have befallen a number of people? Amidst the mysteries of the local religion, could the god Fufluns be working some plan; or even Veive, the god of revenge?
Marilyn Todd, 2006
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Sour Grapes and Sweet Success
" These are perfect appraisals of Don Cherry. This book unearths the real Mr. Cherry who lurks beneath the fabricated puppet that appears weekly on Coach's Corner.
MR Frank Chiarelli, 2012
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Sour Grapes
SOUR GRAPES is about helping fault finders, complainers and those that have an excuse for their misfortunes.
James A. Bradford, 2006
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Sour Grapes
G. A. McKevett. won't But this subject isn't closed. This is a serious matter, whether you think so or not ... far more important than whether or not you can fit into a size six swimsuit" "Size six?!" Well, at least she was talking. "What makes you think ...
G. A. McKevett, 2001
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New Plays from the Abbey Theatre: 1996-1998 : Sour grapes
The plays are Michael Harding's Sour Grapes, Thomas Kilroy's Secret Fall of Constance Wilde. Alex Johnston's Melonfarmer, and Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats, Sour Grapes is Michael Harding's fifth play with the Abbey. Strawboys was  ...
Christopher Fitz-Simon, Sanford Sternlicht, Judy Friel, 1996
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The Color of Theater: Race, Culture and Contemporary Performance
... own self-worth in what he referred to as the 'culturally imperialist' world of American theater as 'warriors on the cultural battlefield,' I knew he wasn't thinking of me guerrera and embattled; but Sour grapes: the art of anger in America Cherrie ...
Roberta Uno, Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns, 2002
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
1748 Smith (John) Diary 170: My returns have rather been like Sour Grapes, than suitable. 1780 JThaxter in Adams FC 3.341. 1784 POliver in Hutchinson Diary 2.415: The grapes, I know as well as the fox did, that they are sour.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh ...
]eremiah 31.29-30 (similar expression found in Ezekiel 18.14) 1917: In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that ...
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUR GRAPES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sour grapes is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 British Open: Tom Watson says Phil Mickelson had 'sour grapes'
It's the narrative that won't die. We are still (still!) somehow talking about the 2014 Ryder Cup at this year's British Open. Phil Mickelson was asked about it at the ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
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Former MP David Ward insists Electoral Commission complaints are …
Mr Ward, who said his complaints were not "sour grapes", blamed Labour Party supporters for the wrongdoing. But a Labour spokesman dismissed the claims, ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jun 15»
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No more sour grapes
IF YOUR house lies in the path of a new interstate highway, the government will pay you for your property before kicking you out and calling in the asphalt trucks. «The Economist, Jun 15»
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Running: Tesdahl, Vanwechel lead Sour Grapes
Brock Tesdahl of Crosby and Samantha Vanwechel of Fergus Falls won their respective divisions in the 14th annual Sour Grapes Half and ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jun 15»
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No sour grapes at Tweed winery
Sandor Johnson, owner of Potter Settlement Artisan Winery stands on a hill overlooking his grape fields last Monday in Tweed. The winery is the first of its kind in ... «Belleville Intelligencer, Jun 15»
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Tiger Woods' mood going downhill as score rises; injury or sour
Tiger Woods' mood going downhill as score rises; injury or sour grapes? Ron Mintz @PGATOURNEWS · Email RSS. May 10, 2015 1:05pm EDT. facebook ... «SportingNews.com, May 15»
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Roach Wins 7th Trainer of the Year Award, Rebuts Sour Grapes
Is there something to that…or is that sour grapes whining? "Hey, I try not to be an a-----e," he said. "Ask me a question and I give you the best answer I can, the ... «The Sweet Science, Apr 15»
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Rangers legend John Brown mocks Celtic 'sour grapes' after …
Brown views the whole furore as 'a bit of sour grapes' that speaks of the frustration within his old rivals. 'It's hard for officials given the pace of the game,' said ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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'Sour Grapes of Wrath' murder mystery to benefit library
That is the question the audience will be asking during the murder mystery dinner theater hosted by the Friends of the Kimball Library on Saturday and Sunday ... «The Western Nebraska observer, Apr 15»
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Sour grapes for Ontario craft wineries
“I'm looking to expand my business and my vineyard and grow more grapes, but I can't do that until I have access to bigger markets,” said Staff, who studied the ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»

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