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leave a bad taste in one's mouth

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]
See also: bad, leave, mouth, taste

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Heinrikehien-REE-kəGerman
Florus-Ancient Roman
Husna-Arabic
Danya (1)-Hebrew
Sigfridoseeg-FREE-do (Italian), seeg-FREE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Ejiro-Western African, Urhobo
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