leave a sour taste in (one's) mouth



leave a sour taste in (one's) mouth

To have a persistent negative effect on someone after an offending incident has ended. I know Kelly's your friend, but she was so rude at dinner—it just left a sour taste in my mouth. Of course Andrew not inviting me to his party leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
See also: leave, mouth, sour, taste

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KeefeKEEFIrish, English (Rare)
Reanna-English (Modern)
LouieLOO-eeEnglish
Njord-Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Shihab-Arabic
Baldry['bɔ:ldri]