sour grapes
sour grapes
noun plDefinition of SOUR GRAPES
: disparagement of something that has proven unattainable <his criticisms are just sour grapes>
Origin of SOUR GRAPES
from the fable ascribed to Aesop of the fox who after finding himself unable to reach some grapes he had desired disparaged them as sour
First Known Use: 1760
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