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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Over the past several months, some Democrats appear to have soured on Hanaway.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
By then, the public had also soured on nuclear-energy projects, owing to the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island, in 1979.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump voters have also soured on tariffs, with 22% saying tariffs are boosting the economy now and in the long term, according to a Politico poll, also conducted in November.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
But recent polling suggested Latino voters were souring on Trump, raising questions around how that might impact Republicans down the ballot.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
By then, the public had also soured on nuclear-energy projects, owing to the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island, in 1979.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump voters have also soured on tariffs, with 22% saying tariffs are boosting the economy now and in the long term, according to a Politico poll, also conducted in November.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
But recent polling suggested Latino voters were souring on Trump, raising questions around how that might impact Republicans down the ballot.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Sour on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20on. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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