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
KenithKEN-ithEnglish (Rare)
Trefor-Welsh
WisdomWIZ-dəmEnglish (Rare)
Ivey['aivi]
Amor-Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
MarjattaMAHR-yaht-tahFinnish