leave a bad taste in one's mouth

Make a lingering bad impression on one, as in The argument left a bad taste in my mouth, so after that I avoided talking politics. This expression transfers the bad taste left by consuming bitter or otherwise unpleasant food to a distasteful experience. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frances	FRANT-səs	English
Murron	-	Scottish
Ashkettle	['æʃketl]
Ahura Mazda	ə-HUWR-ə MAZ-də (English)	Persian Mythology
Eryn	ER-in	English (Modern)
Dante	['dænti]