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- leave a sour taste in (one's) mouth
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Kenith | | KEN-ith | English (Rare) |
| Trefor | | - | Welsh |
| Wisdom | | WIZ-dəm | English (Rare) |
| Ivey | | ['aivi] | |
| Amor | | - | Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Marjatta | | MAHR-yaht-tah | Finnish |