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Idioms and Phrases
Become disenchanted with, take a dislike to, as in At first they liked the new supervisor, but now they've soured on her . [c. 1860]Example Sentences
Joan Didion fell in love with movies as a girl but would sour on Hollywood after working there, Alissa Wilkinson writes in ‘We Tell Ourselves Stories.’
Those who were previously avowed Trump supporters who were now sour on him said they might not vote at all, or “Hold their nose and vote for Harris,†though if anyone asked – they were still voting for Trump.
It demonstrated the actor’s range, but Amos began to sour on the show as he felt the focus shifting to the low comic antics of Jimmie Walker as slacker son J.J.
For years, rumors swirled that Tokyo-based Sony had grown sour on Hollywood, speculation that accelerated after the cyberattack attributed to North Korea.
The best approach for the West, Ms. Moderan said, is to ignore whether Russia is there or not, keep communication channels open and wait for an opportunity to re-engage with countries like Mali if and when they sour on Moscow’s influence.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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