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
Barack-Arabic
Devraj-Indian, Hindi
Sabriyya-Arabic
MerielMER-ee-əlEnglish (Archaic)
Korinna-Ancient Greek
Emmanuellee-man-WELFrench