sour on

phrasal verb

soured on; souring on; sours on
1
informal : having a bad opinion of (something)
She was sour on politics in general.
2
US : to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)
Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.
Many fans have soured on the team after years of their losing.
The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.

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All that sweetness sours on the tongue and in that, Ragtime justifies its return with unfortunately impeccable timing. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 Madagascans have since soured on the 51-year-old leader however, blaming his government for poor service delivery and corruption in the impoverished country of some 31 million people. NPR, 14 Oct. 2025 Consumers are still souring on EVs, and now even Ferrari has taken a hit because of it. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025 Colonists soured on military occupation during the war for many of the same reasons Bostonians had rejected it. Time, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sour on

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“Sour on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20on. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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