Definition
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
In Context
- "But after having been employed for her "entire adult life," her experience of being uninsured leaves a sour taste in her mouth."
- "Some volunteers might opt to stay on in Zambia by other means, but the General election had left a sour taste in my mouth and I was ready to go."
- "“Your daughter has amnesia, sir,” he said, the honourific^([sic]) leaving a sour taste in his mouth."