| 单词 | sour grapes |
| 例句 | “Ha! Can you imagine the traffic on the interstate trying to get there?” says my mom, in a sour grapes kind of way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She sniffed, a clear case of sour grapes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not the Bachelor,” Luyendyk tweeted late Tuesday, in what seemed like a fit of sour grapes. The Bachelor Picks Its New Star: Chris Soules 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z And there was his assertion that Ray Fisher's allegations of abuse amount to sour grapes from a "bad actor," which Fisher's critically acclaimed performance in "Women of the Movement" repudiates. Why we should be thanking Joss Whedon and Jeff Garlin for their candor about workplace misconduct 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Finally, though not to encourage sour grapes: Groups aren’t immutable objects. She’s not in inner circle of moms, and has hurt feelings 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z Death knell for the spirit of the fringe . . . or sour grapes? The G2 Edinburgh festival Clap-o-meter: reading two 2010-08-11T13:31:00Z His involvement in the anti-phone-hacking campaign came about, the actor argues, not because of sour grapes but because he had met McMullan when he broke down in his car at Christmas. Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan join war over 'cheap and pathetic' red tops 2011-07-09T19:35:46Z Not only was this patent sour grapes, the editor’s historiography was hogwash. The Civil Rights Stories We Need to Remember 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z They have also released statements from the vets, farmers and horse wranglers involved accusing the whistleblowers of sour grapes and praising "the Hobbits" for treating their livestock with "the utmost care and responsibility". The Hobbit – pass notes No 3,285 2012-11-20T15:48:38Z “The book’s biggest weakness is that it smacks of sour grapes,” she wrote. Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z "Do I detect sour grapes in some of those who support the possibility of a new literary prize, said to be a rival to the Man Booker?" Author Barnes backed for Booker amid literary spat 2011-10-17T14:41:11Z Besides, it's not all sour grapes and puckered faces with this batch of nominations, even among the old guard. Emmy nominations: The Good, the Bad, and the "Squid Game" of it all 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z In an age of independent filmmaking and local heroes, it comes off as sour grapes too long fermenting. David Cronenberg’s Horror Portrait of Hollywood 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. de la Renta has not been asked to make clothes for Mrs. Obama, in contrast to her predecessors in the White House, so his comments could be seen as sour grapes. On the Runway: About That McQueen Dress 2011-01-28T17:22:01Z If some people see that as an arms race, maybe it’s just sour grapes. A Word With: Neil Moffitt: Neil Moffitt, Impresario, on Las Vegas Night Life 2013-04-23T22:05:59Z And the similarities make it hard to dismiss this as nothing but sour grapes. ‘A discreet orgy’: A timely TV series focuses on women’s treatment in 1960s newsrooms 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z "Drawn Together" creators Dave Jesser and Matt Silverstein's broadside against their former network's most popular show tastes of sour grapes, but is still audacious enough to provide some of the best jibes of the movie. Straight to DVD: "The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!" 2010-05-08T12:01:00Z It would all sound worryingly like sour grapes on the lips of someone less sweet. Star Trek’s George Takei: ‘I’d take a female friend to premieres. Then go out to a gay bar’ 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z By launching into a criticism of Glaad because he was uninvited from its party opens Ellis up to the accusation of sour grapes. Bret Easton Ellis attacks 'gatekeepers of politically correct gayness' 2013-05-13T21:25:52Z Wagner dismissed the complaints as sour grapes over the market success of his brands. Two of the year’s wine scandals could have far-reaching consequences 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Muskatel: A wine made from sour grapes that isn’t subject to any taxation for some reason. Style Invitational Week 1465: Put your ’22 cents in with predictions for next year 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The encounter would be bittersweet and cathartic, a pushing aside of pedestals and sour grapes, an end to the wondering. Google broke my heart 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z Saying this sounds like sour grapes, but it isn’t: It’s very different for women filmmakers than it is for male filmmakers. Mimi Leder on the Struggles of Being a Female Director 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z When an established act like me publicly criticises a new act, it can look like sour grapes. Russell Brand to tour mosques and synagogues with new comedy show 2013-06-11T15:52:08Z “First off I’d wish I’d won a best documentary Oscar, so it wouldn’t sound like sour grapes,” Mr. Nelson said with a laugh. Why the Academy Seems to Get Documentaries Wrong 2012-01-22T02:03:03Z As Douglas’s wife and fellow poet lies expiring upstairs 44 years after Wilde’s death, Douglas shares his sour grapes. | 'My Scandalous Life': Putting Oscar Wilde on the Back Seat 2011-02-14T22:58:39Z Hipgnosis’s competitors accuse it of driving up prices; Mercuriadis says his deals are guided by thorough price analyses and portrays other players’ complaints as sour grapes. This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z But, at least for me, this was a case of sour grapes. The lost art of memorizing poetry 2014-04-27T00:00:00Z Spoiler: The song is deft enough to make those images seem like sour grapes. Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City Lives Up to Title 2013-05-14T09:45:57Z I lacked sufficient objectivity to produce anything better than 200,000 words’ worth of sour grapes. How lawyer-author Orlando Ortega-Medina turned his exile from L.A. into a legal thriller 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Progressive Chicago-based news outlet Heartland Signal accused Kelly of going "full sour grapes." Wisconsin Supreme Court election loser refuses to concede to winner he deems not "worthy" 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Anything different or contradictory from her views is simply sour grapes. Advice | Miss Manners: My mom always thinks she’s right and rants constantly about being a victim 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees". Pamela Anderson memoir lifts lid on fame and heartbreak 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Latino pols in the media and from friends seemed like racism, sour grapes or gripes from liberals who didn’t know how good they had it compared with a truly oppressive place like O.C. Column: 2022 was the year Latino politicians became the ultimate villains 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “I wanted to put the narrative out at a time when hopefully it didn’t seem like sour grapes,” Smith said. Democrat Christy Smith knows she's going to lose her congressional race. She blames her own party 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It's not sour grapes, or that feeling of "I told you so." Trans activist and author: In a fascist America, LGBTQ folk will be "systematically targeted" 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z He said the lawsuit was just “sour grapes.” Jury Rules Against Project Veritas in Lawsuit 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z In the past, she has dismissed Cuomo’s complaints as the sour grapes of a man who “has never taken responsibility for his own conduct.” Cuomo ethics complaint repeats claims about harassment probe 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Last week, China’s state-run newspaper the Global Times accused the West of showing “sour grapes” and trying to discredit its efforts in space. China’s most powerful rocket falls back to Earth, lands in criticism 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z He dismissed the criticisms as “sour grapes” by strategists who “don’t get paid like they used to.” Rick Scott became the Senate GOP’s election general, then went to war 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z There were no sour grapes — just disappointment and sadness. Perspective | In four games, Saint Peter’s revealed the glory of March Madness — and the pain 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z “To me, it’s just sour grapes,” Malone told The Times in 1999. He went from running the Dodgers to fighting sex trafficking 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “To me, it just seems like sour grapes,” Haywood said. Virginia Democrats worry Republicans will roll back reforms 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The remarks have been branded "sour grapes" and "disrespectful" by Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams. Blackpool row breaks out after town likened to Chernobyl 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The rapid growth of Web3 is bringing increasingly savvy critics like Olson and Marlinspike into the space, and their views cannot be dismissed as sour grapes from haters and luddites. Three things Web3 should fix in 2022 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z And there’s no one to talk to about it because it sounds like sour grapes. Perspective | My boss in a senior living facility won’t get vaccinated and I’m furious 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z They dismiss complaints that anything was wrong with the recent confirmations, saying that is sour grapes by Democrats because events have not gone their way. More Democratic senators are willing to weigh changes to Supreme Court 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Is it sour grapes on my part that this group grabbed the better name? The Federalist Society built this Supreme Court — but how did it get its dishonest name? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “The idea that this is not a democratically run organization is just sour grapes,” Lanier said. Some Georgetown businesses want change inside the nonprofit that runs its business improvement district 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z He chalked it up to sour grapes after Italy won the soccer championship, and then he and his teammates beat the British by a nose in the 400-meter relay. A Surprise Sports Hero Broadens Italy’s Image of Itself 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Joshua left the ring soon after the result, but there were no sour grapes or excuses from the 31-year-old when speaking at the media conference a little later... Usyk beats Joshua - how the boxing world reacted 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “It’s not sour grapes but you just like to think you’re on a level playing field.” Danish pursuit team courting controversy at Tokyo Olympics 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z He ascribes this phenomenon to sour grapes and bad sportsmanship. Letters to Sports: Lakers fans rooting for the Clippers? Not happening 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte dismissed the claims as “sour grapes” and said they were brought forward by law enforcement officials with political vendettas against Rep. Chad Perkins, a 42-year-old Republican from Bowling Green. Sherriff: Claims against Missouri lawmaker not credible 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Perkins said the claims against him are “political sour grapes” over him not endorsing Baker’s wife in her bid for Pike County assessor last year. Patrol probes claim Missouri lawmaker had sex as on-duty cop 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The one here, against Inslee, is almost entirely sour grapes, as the issues in it were the main subject of the just-concluded election. Now an Inslee recall? Some people just can’t quit the last election 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z And if you're tempted to roll your eyes and think it's just sour grapes from a jilted adviser, think again. Boris Johnson rebuts Dominic Cummings' attack on his integrity 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z To these outspoken fans, Allen is a victim of Farrow’s sour grapes, of “cancel culture,” of feminism itself. What Woody Allen's defenders are really upset about 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z For example, this past week, Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert said the push to overhaul Georgia election laws amounts to little more than sour grapes. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Consider it more of a sour grapes tour. Toasting a Pac-12 title will require road-weary UCLA to beat Oregon 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z He attributes complaints to sour grapes from rival funds who have lost out to Hipgnosis. ‘Record companies have me on a dartboard’: the man making millions buying classic hits 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z “Laura Cox is desperate to hold on to her job and full of sour grapes. Shame on her,” Grot said on Facebook. Controversy hits Michigan GOP before leadership vote 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z “This is not about sour grapes. It’s not about anything else. It’s just about saying, let’s restore the integrity, because we’ve got more elections here in Georgia in a very short time.” Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z We strongly agree with Republican Bill Cowsert when he said, “a lot of it might just be sour grapes, people unhappy that they lost.” Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The committee assessing the companies minimized Deloitte’s connection to the failed unemployment system, with members describing the dispute as “sour grapes” and a “renew of a messy breakup,” according to transcripts of a July meeting. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Global Times, a state-run newspaper, called the reaction to the photos “foreign sour grapes.” In China, Where the Pandemic Began, Life Is Starting to Look … Normal 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z “Online attacks on Wuhan music festival partying show foreign sour grapes,” read a headline published in the state-backed Global Times on Wednesday. Coronavirus cases rising again in Europe, and crowded events in U.S. raise concerns 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z On Wednesday the state-backed Global Times dismissed attacks on the pool party as “sour grapes”. Chinese state media dismisses attacks on Wuhan's huge pool party as 'sour grapes' 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Kasich insisted that his opposition to the president is not driven by sour grapes. John Kasich, a ‘Deeply Worried’ Republican, Steps Up for Biden 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Any dissent to that orthodoxy will be dismissed as sour grapes, bile produced by bitterness. Manchester City Won. Now Brace for the Losses. 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Responding to the ruling, Evers accused Republicans of “sour grapes” after he won the gubernatorial election in 2018. Wisconsin court upholds Republican laws curbing powers of Democratic officials 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It’s an imperial fruit sour with sea salt, reviewers say, with maybe just a hint of sour grapes. Sideline Chatter: His playing partners stayed to discuss what sort of penalty he should incur 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z This strikes as sour grapes by someone who didn’t get his way in the vote.” Free-agent Eric Reid wants revote over post-ballot changes to CBA 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Trump dismissed it all as sour grapes from a “loser” and rubbed Romney’s nose in it as more and more Republicans threw in with Trump. Trump’s sarcastic response to Mitt Romney’s negative test for coronavirus follows years of bad blood 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z In a reference to that episode, spokesman Jesse Hunt of the Senate campaign committee called Collins “everything Georgians hate about Washington: a swamp creature drunk off the bitter taste of sour grapes.” Fight by 2 Republicans for Georgia Senate seat unnerves GOP 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Councillor Zamir Khan, who ran the selection, described their reaction as "sour grapes". 'Independent-minded' women councillors deselected 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z It would look like sour grapes if the Dodgers took the lead, Koretz said, adding that someone had to take a stand against a growing culture of cheating in society. Column: You thought the Dodgers lost the 2017 and 2018 World Series? Not according to the L.A. City Council 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Honestly, I was expecting more cattiness and sour grapes from a group of people accustomed to being marginalized and rejected. Who Gets to Pick Best Actor? Actually, I Do 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z At this point, you may think you’ve stumbled into a boxed wine convention - full of sour grapes. Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Peevey responded that Lynch’s attack on his record smacked of “sour grapes” and that he stood by his record, serving under Davis and Govs. California should take over PG&E and possibly other utilities, former top regulator says 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z But Friedman added: “From our standpoint, being that we were one of the teams involved, it sounds like sour grapes for us to comment too much on this.” Former Astros Pitcher Says Team Electronically Stole Signs in 2017 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z But they dismiss the criticism as little more than sour grapes. Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z However, despite my sour grapes, I’ll report that it sounds like everyone involved was passionate about the project, especially the key players. ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ 4K Ultra HD review 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Republican legislators dismissed the early assessments as sour grapes. In North Carolina, New Political Maps Don’t End Old Disputes 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “I don't think it's sour grapes to fight hard for a chance to be on the debate stage,” Tran noted. 2020 Democrats fume at DNC over debate criteria crackdown 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z “I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I respect their vote. No sour grapes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.” It’s a shame that Edgar Martinez is going into Hall of Fame without another Mariners icon, Lou Piniella 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Republicans say a loss is still a loss; they call her complaints of voter suppression sour grapes, and the notion that she represents some brilliant new Democratic future a fantasy. Democrats hope Stacey Abrams holds the key. But can anyone else use it? 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z In an interview with The Times last month, Turnbull dismissed the arguments as “sour grapes.” Attorney who once had sex with a client’s daughters is removed from capital murder case 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It is easy to dismiss such comments as sour grapes or market envy. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard: ‘Denying climate change is evil’ 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z But now scientists say there is more to the disputes than sour grapes or angling for an advantage. Scientists find reason behind split-second sporting disputes 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Responding to her resignation, Mr Batten tweeted that her decision was driven by "sour grapes and hypocrisy". What happened to UKIP's class of 2014? 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Gerald Butts, Trudeau’s former principal secretary and best friend who resigned, said nothing inappropriate was alleged until after Wilson-Raybould left the Cabinet, suggesting she felt sour grapes about losing her dream job. Justin Trudeau scandal threatens Canadian prime minister 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Gerald Butts, Trudeau's former principal secretary and best friend who resigned, said nothing inappropriate was alleged until after Wilson-Raybould left the Cabinet, suggesting she felt sour grapes about losing her dream job. Canada's no-sex, no-money scandal could topple Trudeau 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z By the way, even with all of the sour grapes leveled against “Green Book,” it definitely deserved of the Oscar when compared to the competition. Blu-ray reviews: ‘Green Book,’ ‘The Front Runner’ and ‘The Sisters Brothers’ 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z In that same breath, there’s no sense of sour grapes, or surrender, from Weir. Why is a Masters champion playing on the Web.com Tour? - Golf Digest 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Trump and his supporters have questioned the credibility of some writers, or dismissed their accounts as sour grapes. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z It's not just a matter of sour grapes. As usual, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right: There should be no billionaires 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z There are many who seek to diminish Lincoln’s legacy by casting him as some sort of despot, but that tends to either be sour grapes among still-unreconstructed Southerners or hot take aficionados. Trump backs away from emergency declaration 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z This is not a case of sour grapes. I used to think the Brexit referendum would revitalise politics. I was wrong | Katy Balls 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Some of the cities left out expressed frustration with Amazon’s decision — and it was not just sour grapes, they said. Cities left out of the Amazon sweepstakes grapple with what might have been 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Some of the cities left out expressed frustration with Amazon’s decision – and it was not just sour grapes, they said. Rejected by Amazon, cities ponder next steps 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z But life’s not all about sourpusses and sour grapes. Perspective | How a ‘kindness contagion’ improves lives, especially now 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Ficker dismisses the complaints as sour grapes from competing attorneys upset at him for undercutting their fees, and said there was “never any allegation of dishonesty or taking someone’s money or whatever.” Robin Ficker hopes 20th time is the charm in Montgomery executive race 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Don Jr delivers sour grapes to ‘the sweetest place on Earth’ Monday US briefing: second Kavanaugh accuser comes forward 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The list of gripes was refuted as sour grapes by Nick Baxter, an independent banking consultant and former chairman of the CMC's trade body, the Professional Financial Claims Association. 'The Bank of Mum and Dad will run dry' 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Golovkin trainer, Abel Sanchez, says it’s not sour grapes for his fighter to maintain his position. Golovkin-Canelo II is a grudge match of possibly historic proportions 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Even though Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz calls the Western criticism of China's work in Africa "sour grapes," he admits that there are corruption concerns. Should Africa be wary of Chinese debt? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z There will be some who dismiss this as sour grapes. Geraint Thomas seals maiden Tour de France title with Paris procession 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z To denigrate this is sour grapes, the agony of seeing somebody you automatically dislike doing quite well for once. Mind the gap: Southgate’s challenge now is bridging promise and triumph | Barney Ronay 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Complaints about the new rules amount to sour grapes “from cities who don’t like the loss of revenue.” Recent Missouri editorials 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z What had been a thrilling race to the end was still disappointing for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes and they closed it with what felt like sour grapes. British Grand Prix: Kimi Räikkönen’s wife weighs in on Lewis Hamilton spat 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Pelosi’s aides say the comments are merely sour grapes over a policy dispute. Both Parties Face Leadership Struggles as House Returns 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z "It just felt, that felt really vicious actually. It felt like sour grapes." The man who saved thousands of people from HIV 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Penn considered such criticism to be sour grapes by advisers who were held hostage by the left wing of the party, unable to see the popular middle and resentful of his ascendance. Mark Penn, Ex-Clinton Aide, Dismisses Mueller Inquiry, and the Clintons Along With It 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z “Since in office? Exactly zero. Zero business, and, not to sound like sour grapes, but zero coach as well,” he said. Denver airport provided $400K in travel to city for 4 years 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z “That’s why I said, good luck to Democrats. They better make this stick because if it’s just sour grapes, they’re in a world of hurt. The Democratic Party almost might kill itself.” A year in Trump Country 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Lots of baseless complaints from the sour grapes liberals about the president's selection. Senate Confirms C.I.A. Chief Mike Pompeo to Be Secretary of State 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Methinks it's sour grapes that the USA wasn't awarded the contract to rebuild the very thing they destroyed? Filipinos Get a Glimpse of Their Ruined City. The Chinese Get the Contract. 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Moreover, any criticism of Trump by Tillerson would be immediately dismissed as sour grapes over his humiliating termination. Opinion | Burn It Down, Rex 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z So their fans show up to boo, 17,000souls in a big bright bowl of sour grapes. Remember the Titans: Forty years after Cal State Who, Fullertons take on Purdue 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Here, it was a combination of the vicious split between Clinton and Sanders supporters; with the Sanders supporters playing sour grapes and not voting at all when Clinton became the candidate. Opinion | The Missing Obama Millions 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z “I think those were the product of sour grapes. If he doesn’t want to come back, he doesn’t have to. Everyone else seemed to think it was great.” New York Open Stays Out of the Way in Tournament’s First Year 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Instead of promoting Christian faith to further liberty, justice and good relations among neighbors, he promotes a new approach that requires division, envy and sour grapes for its perpetuation. White privilege: Readers weigh in 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z For the separatists, however, Tabàrnia is an irrelevant case of sour grapes, coming after an election that failed to yield the decisive blow to Catalonia’s independence movement that Mr. Rajoy had anticipated. Fake Country Carved From Catalonia Means to Mock Separatism 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z "We always thought this lawsuit was sour grapes and appreciate the court's decision." Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by former top attorney against L.A. County 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Republicans in Maine also see a sour grapes attitude on the part of those pushing the change. Maine voters introduce ranked-choice ballot initiative 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z That will be sour grapes for Californian wineries and hard cheese luck for Midwestern dairy farmers. The U.S. Is Left Behind on Trade 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Frankly, I value my time writing and communicating with real people to much to worry about “trending,” ignorant souls, sour grapes or foul language. Twitter, It’s Time to End Your Anything-Goes Paradise 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z I don't think it is a mistake to dismiss complaints about electoral college as nothing but partisan sour grapes. Opinion | Let the People Pick the President 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Netanyahu launched the proceedings with a speech in which he mocked his opponents, including the news media and the judiciary, as "pickles" — which, in Hebrew slang, can mean a sourpuss, or sour grapes. Sour notes as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu confronts the 'pickles' in parliament 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Raleigh Evans, president of Seattle’s Finest, on Tuesday dismissed Blucadia’s concerns as sour grapes “from a company that’s got a failed business model.” FBI investigating off-duty work by Seattle police at construction sites, parking garages 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z “Saying this sounds like sour grapes but it isn’t: It’s very different for women filmmakers than it is for male filmmakers.” Why a woman needs to direct Star Wars, and the three women who’d be up for the job 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “All this rhetoric is all sour grapes,” Ms. Brewer said. White House Bracing for an Angry Reception in Phoenix 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z In both cases the loser was a Democrat, a fact that has tempted more than a few people to dismiss complaints about the Electoral College as nothing but partisan sour grapes. Opinion | Let the People Pick the President 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z I call sour grapes on those who just are not getting their share of the income, or are not interested in getting involved with their communities choices. Croatian Island Wants Tourists Who Don’t Behave Badly 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z In addition to denying everything, they try to pivot attention away from the growing pile of evidence by characterizing all talk of the Russia scandal as sour grapes from Hillary Clinton’s erstwhile supporters. Jared Kushner defends himself after Senate testimony: “I did not collude with Russia” 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The perceived imbalance fosters animosity on all sides, from allegations of lopsided playing fields to the well-worn “sour grapes” trope hurled toward the defeated. Public schools feel squeezed by ‘non-boundary’ counterparts 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Many U.S. companies and government officials see the EU crackdown as largely sour grapes — an attempt to win through regulation what European companies failed to achieve in the marketplace. EU fights Silicon Valley innovations 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z “In some cases, it’s just sour grapes,” the official said. Help wanted: Why Republicans won’t work for the Trump administration 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z “I think the whole thing is sour grapes, to tell you the truth,” Mr. Paul said Monday before imitating the president’s critics. Rand Paul: ‘Sour grapes’ fueling Trump-Russia collusion frenzy 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Oak View Group won because of a better plan and better partnership network, contrary to the sour grapes of the losing bidder. Seattle city leaders need to drive a hard bargain with KeyArena 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The recent scandals, he said, seem like Democratic sour grapes. Georgia Democrats Know Close Won’t Count This Time 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The champions were not simply “a very defensive team”, as a former manager bearing sour grapes suggested. Premier League 2016-17 season review: our writers’ best and worst 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Craig Lally, the police union’s president, said those comments amount to “sour grapes.” After election loss, critics of Charter Amendment C call for sweeping review of LAPD discipline 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s not sour grapes that’s fueling their critique, though — it’s the sense that data is being misapplied and reduced to a single number that can’t represent their institutions. MBA educators rebel against biz school rankings 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The documents claim the delay is due to "sour grapes" on ZeniMax's behalf and asks the court to compel the company to pay up. Legal fight over $22.5m gaming takeover deal - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z “We think it’s a little bit of sour grapes and our client looks forward to fighting to clear his name,” Sawyer said. New charges against former Stockton mayor are 'sour grapes,' defense attorney says 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Other readers called the matter evidence of a “witch hunt” against Republicans, or “sour grapes” on the part of Democrats. ‘Something Big Is Happening’: Readers React to Trump’s Russian Ties 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z According to Lewis, the animus of Muslims for the west – the “Why do they hate us?” question – is sour grapes, going back to the Ottoman failure to take Vienna in 1529 and 1683. Trump’s dangerous delusions about Islam | Christopher de Bellaigue 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Most experts accused Damadian of sour grapes and said the modern MRI grew directly out of the discoveries of Lauterbur and Dr. Mansfield. Peter Mansfield, Nobel laureate who helped develop the MRI machine, dies at 83 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Maybe this was just sour grapes from following a Wizards team that was incapable of beating him. With most LeBron James quote of all time, LeBron James is driving us all crazy again 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Yes, Duffy's Irish Pub is a Green Bay bar and the Packers lost in the NFC championship game, but grilled Old Bay wings taste much better than sour grapes. Where to watch Super Bowl LI with good beer, all-you-can-eat food or giant TVs 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Putin has denied all Russian interference in the election, suggesting the blame had fallen on Moscow due to sour grapes from the losing side. Young Russian denies she aided election hackers: ‘I never work with douchebags’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Scott scoffed at the challenge, telling the Dayton Daily News that, in his words, it “boils down to sour grapes.” Ohio Trump elector’s city council position challenged 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “To me, it just looks like sour grapes over the election,” said Jennings. Blue-state lawmakers want to keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Taken on its own, it would be easy to dismiss that firm’s complaints as little but profit-driven sour grapes. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed accusations that Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election as sour grapes from the Democratic Party. Vladimir Putin Denies Accusations of Russian Interference in U.S. Election 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z They portray it as nothing more than political sour grapes. In NYC's Russian enclaves, a big 'nyet' to hacking talk 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z And many in the state are accusing Republicans of letting sour grapes over losing the governor’s mansion turn into a legislative coup. North Carolina GOP strips some power from incoming Democratic governor 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z And many in the state are accusing Republicans of letting sour grapes over losing the governor’s mansion turn into a legislative coup that flies in the face of voters. North Carolina GOP to strip Democratic governor's power 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Stephen King has come to the defence of Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize for literature, accusing those who oppose the award of sour grapes. Stephen King attacks Bob Dylan's Nobel prize knockers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, those on both sides who remain opposed to Trump are dismissed as either sorry losers or as dining on crow and sour grapes. The electoral college should be unfaithful 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Many see what Chiafalo and others are doing as nothing more than sour grapes. Why efforts to persuade the electoral college to ditch Trump probably won’t work 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Nye, who received 48 percent of the vote to 45 percent for Katsilometes, called it sour grapes and “an attack on the very good city clerks and county clerks.” Failed GOP candidate for Idaho contests election results 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Mattiello’s attorney says he objects to an investigation he said would become a fishing expedition based on hearsay and conjecture and motivated by sour grapes. Rhode Island elections board to investigate speaker’s race 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z As expected, the demonstrations prompted some social media blowback from Trump supporters accusing protesters of sour grapes or worse, though there were no significant counter-protests. Trump fires back as protests surge across nation, calls for unity 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z So maybe I’m now all sour grapes and whatnot. The Chicago Cubs World Series Win? As Much Bought As Earned 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Ironically, the candidate in recent history with the most legitimate claim to sour grapes is the one who may have given the most gracious concession speech. The Art of the Fail 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Those comments were dismissed by some as sour grapes. Twitter Has Never Been Stronger—or Weaker 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The ebullient Mr Vucic waves such accusations off as sour grapes. The changeling 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z “It’s just ultimately sour grapes. What we’re seeing here is a digital temper tantrum.” World Anti-Doping Agency confirms Russian hack of Rio Olympic drug-testing database 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z The response from Ghani’s camp is that such charges are inaccurate or motivated by sour grapes. Afghanistan has many problems. Its president may be one of them. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z In ascending to the presidency, Jefferson cut Callender loose, turning him into an enemy chewing on sour grapes. The Time Bob Dole Called George Bush a ‘F------ Nazi’ 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Relying on a shaky interpretation of RNC rules and fueled by frustration and some sour grapes, the delegates boasted of an emerging movement but offered little evidence or strategy. More Donald Trump Delegate Tremors 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s hard to separate Sanders’s proclaimed principles from self-interest and sour grapes, especially because when he’s not denouncing the existence of superdelegates, he’s desperately trying to get their votes. If the GOP had superdelegates, we might not be in this Trump mess 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z As Andres Oppenheimer of the Miami Herald reported in April, Trump has similar sour grapes about a business deal in Mexico: Trump wants revenge: His hunger to be president is all about gaining power to settle petty personal scores 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z But they waited too long for their attacks to seem like anything more than sour grapes. This is an American tragedy: Republicans must step up and defeat Donald Trump 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Wow , what a bunch of sour grapes from all commentators . Kobe Bryant’s Finale a Triumph of Volume Over Value 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Already, a whiff of sour grapes pervades their efforts. Donald downed? 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z When Bernie-supporting friends of mine began lamenting the poor media coverage of his campaign, I thought it was just sour grapes. Early Missteps Seen as a Drag on Bernie Sanders’s Campaign 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z You might think it’s just sour grapes, precious comedy types resenting other people getting involved in their field. Why April Fools' day is utter crap | Dean Burnett 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z When his super PAC intensified its spending on advertising critical of Mr. Rubio, in an attempt to prop up Mr. Bush’s flagging campaign, party elders cried foul, saying it looked like sour grapes. Jeb Bush Bows Out of Campaign, Humbled and Outgunned 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Rubio dismissed comparisons to Obama from his critics as sour grapes from other candidates jockeying for advantage in the presidential race. Marco Rubio: Election is about future, not 'resume competition' 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z That could be deemed sour grapes, yet given the mud-drenched surface Lennon’s criticism was not outlandish and it is fair to ask if the match should have gone ahead. FA Cup: talking points from the third round 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z But complaining about the process after the election could sound like sour grapes. Oldham by-election: Jeremy Corbyn passes first electoral test - BBC News 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson said it sounded like "sour grapes". UKIP to complain over 'voter fraud' after failing to win by-election - BBC News 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z In response, Russia has charged the United States with sour grapes, and said the Americans are lying about what Russian planes are hitting. American and Russian militaries don’t agree about much in Syria 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z And Mel Dawson wrote: "To demolish this property would be an act of vandalism for the sake of sour grapes mentality." 'Hidden castle' petition builds support for it to be saved - BBC News 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z There are several ways to look at this, including a display of sour grapes by a fighter who lost to Mayweather and Pacquiao. Oscar De La Hoya takes a public punch at Mayweather: 'I fought everybody' 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z That, in turn, has left a suspicion on their side of sour grapes or, worse, a deliberate smear, now it is widely accepted that City have the superior setup. Quietly, Manchester City are beating United at the generation game | Daniel Taylor 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z But after failing to raise money, failing to get traction in the polls, and failing to have a breakout performance in the first debate, Webb’s move looks more like sour grapes than anything. Voters in the NBC/WSJ poll: 'We don’t like our candidates very much' 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z In an editorial, the state-run Global Times tabloid praised Downing Street’s policy change and dismissed criticism of the “golden era” as “sour grapes”. Britain has made 'visionary' choice to become China's best friend, says Xi 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Yet its conversion to the cause is not sour grapes but the culmination of a steady alienation with the current first-past-the-post system. UKIP conference: What to expect - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “After learning of this, anything I’d say would be taken as sour grapes,” Arum said. Anti-doping agency, Nevada commission at odds over Floyd Mayweather's prefight IV 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z He said he questioned the "sour grapes" of his competitors, who he said knew from the beginning that only one freight company would be chosen. On freight-dependent Catalina, an uproar over a new exclusive contract 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z "To me, this is sour grapes," he said. ACLU to Justice Department: Don't give LAPD money for body cameras 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z And it’s not sour grapes; I breastfed four children and I enjoyed it. Why I'm Not Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Note that offer is made in a tone of sour grapes, not respect, and his compliment at the end seems no more sincere than his acknowledgment of his “education” at the start of his piece. The cult of white liberal race-deniers: David Brooks’ letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates shows race denying at its worst 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Instead, we get a fine whine made of sour grapes. Letters: Not an All-Star-worthy performance 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z "We have learned as Iran's neighbors in the last 40 years that goodwill only led us to harvest sour grapes," a Saudi official who asked to remain anonymous told Reuters. Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards 'more hopeful world' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z A. This is going to sound like sour grapes, but I sensed my first ex-wife was tanking less than a month into our marriage. Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that’s a title clash worth watching 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Pizzi called the decision “sour grapes” and told the Miami Herald he has nothing to hide. 5 Things to Know in Florida for July 2 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Two years' worth of complaints now seem less like sour grapes and more like common sense. FBI probe of Cardinals makes it fair to question series with Dodgers 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z "People may think that's sour grapes. It's not - that wicket is totally different when the sun is on it. Today it has hardly moved off the straight." Durham close in with Collingwood ton 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z That said, going up the chain to tattle about cliquish behavior does indeed have a sour grapes flavor. Feeling Left Out at Lunch 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The perception of sour grapes only grew when anonymous White House sources were quoted elsewhere griping about London’s "constant accommodation" of China. Brouhaha over bank reflects shifting power dynamic between U.S., China 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z It said the bank was open to all nations but said Washington’s “sour grapes” left it looking “isolated and hypocritical.” China gloats as Europeans rush to join Asian bank 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Mike Sloan, Station’s vice president for government affairs, said the chain’s interest in regulating the Dotty’s business model goes back a decade and is one of fair play, not sour grapes. When is a casino a big casino? The question vexes Vegas, regulators 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z "You're showing your hand of what kind of person you are, which is someone who has sour grapes," she says. Fired and Friendless: Now What? 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z McClendon responded to the allegations in an email to reporters today, basically saying that Chesapeake is just chewing on sour grapes. Chesapeake Sues McClendon, Alleging Theft Of 'Trade Secrets' 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z I almost laughed it off thinking it was more sour grapes than anything. Tom Brady transcript: New England QB talks about inflated balls 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Denial: The whole thing seemed, at first, like one part sour grapes and one part absurd detective story. Denial and Deflategate: A Patriots Fan’s Stages of Grief 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Is it solace or sour grapes that no one calls Lyft ethically challenged? Do Jerks Always Win? 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z "I don't think there will be a lot of tolerance for sour grapes," Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott warned Friday in advance of Sunday's unveiling of the first College Football Playoff participants. 4-warned: Final week did little to sort out College Football Playoff 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z A glance at the box score, which displayed a 70 percent completion percentage and a passer rating of 137, would suggest that Clark was crying sour grapes. Redskins’ defensive backs take the blame for game filled with coverage gaffes Determined not to fall for a sour grapes trap, I spent the week following the goings-on at reInvent anyway, paying special attention to Amazon’s announcements at the show. Amazon's Cloud Computing Digital Blind Spot 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Goldman, in its statement, implied that Segarra’s case was a matter of sour grapes from a rejected job candidate. US regulator releases 'Ray Rice tapes of finance' in bid to win legal fight 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Other than envy or sour grapes, there is something at stake here very close to Apple’s soul. The Bendable iPhone 6 Plus May Be Too Thin For Its Own Good 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Assorted and aggrieved fan bases may be stomping on sour grapes when committee chairman Jeff Long announces the final four at a Sunday morning news conference. 4-warned: Final week did little to sort out College Football Playoff 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z If we wait until after the election – especially if we are going to lose seats, as predicted – it will seem like sour grapes. Obama needs to lean in on immigration 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z There are myriad problems with this setup, ones that should not just be dismissed as sour grapes from airlines unwilling to compete. The Fight Over the Export-Import Bank Has No Easy Answers 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Critics of Mr. Khan call his accusations sour grapes: Although international observers noted some irregularities, the election was accepted as broadly free and fair. Populist’s Brash Tactics Stir Fears of Crisis in Pakistan 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Andrew Erlam who is a member of the Red Flag Anti-corruption Party said it was not a case of political sour grapes. Extra detail given in election probe 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z It probably sounds like sour grapes, but doesn’t that defeat the object of a word-based game? I’ve got a word for Scrabble champions: mathematicians 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Beneath the sour grapes is a kernel of truth. World Cup: Lionel Messi capable of outshining Argentina's flaws 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z I think there's a change of mood across the whole of the United Kingdom now, and I do want to stress that this is not about sour grapes. London cash grip 'starving museums' 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Kenny Towns, one of the few everyday players who will be back next season, wasn’t buying sour grapes. O’Connor: Loss in CWS final will not define Cavs 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z "This is a very pro-consumer thing, and frankly for Aereo to say that it isn't, you know, is a little bit of sour grapes." Big broadcasters vanquish upstart Aereo at U.S. Supreme Court 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The grousing, by contrast, seems to favor online forums where people can share sour grapes and disparaging assertions anonymously. Oregon Editorial Rdp 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z In turn Madonna's supporters have accused Banda of sour grapes because her sister, Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo, was sacked as head of the singer's humanitarian organisation in Malawi after allegations of financial mismanagement. Madonna attacks Malawi's president after attempt to nullify elections 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z "When facing the sour grapes attitude of the West, the Chinese enterprises should polish their brands and concentrate on building good infrastructure in Africa," it says. China media: Ties with Africa 2014-05-12T06:10:15Z But he denied he was making his remarks as a result of sour grapes. New rules questionable - Newey 2014-04-04T19:21:06Z Perhaps this sounds like sour grapes, but put yourself in Chen’s position. BlackBerry Sends a Breakup Letter of Its Own to T-Mobile 2014-04-02T10:45:31Z At the beginning of her piece, Shepherd concedes that a friend told her not to write it, as "everyone will just put it down to sour grapes". Author to JK Rowling: Just stop 2014-02-24T23:04:44Z Like McHugh, Mink was upset about “terrible calls” made by the referees in the Seattle-Pittsburgh game, and her complaints are not simply sour grapes. Ask the 12th Man: Seahawks ready to win it all 2014-01-21T04:20:26Z IBM maintains its position that the GAO’s findings were appropriate Clearly more than a little sour grapes in all of that. IBM Capitulates, Amazon Gains CIA Contract 2013-10-30T02:58:00Z Since December 2010, Australia has been careful not to let its misgivings about the process be interpreted as sour grapes. Australia may sue over 2022 World Cup 2013-09-18T06:17:44Z Australia invested heavily in the World Cup process," "Since December 2010 Australia has been careful not to let its misgivings about the process be interpreted as sour grapes. Australia may seek 2022 compensation 2013-09-17T10:44:55Z Their numbers and their diverse origins belied the thought that this was merely sour grapes from an isolated group, disappointed that the result had gone against them. Is war with Iran inevitable? 2013-09-15T12:30:00Z It is not sour grapes as we got beat, I think it was there for everybody to see. Referee decisions anger Lambert 2013-08-21T22:44:06Z Without going into the details of Garza’s embarrassing 15 minutes on Twitter, suffice it to say, there was a lot of poor sportsmanship, crude invective, and sour grapes. "Misogynistic" Tantrum On Twitter 2013-08-06T20:26:00Z McDowell, who finished at six over par, was aware that his comments might be construed as sour grapes because he did not play well. We were playing badly, not slowly, says unhappy McDowell 2013-07-20T16:47:15Z "This is not sour grapes but there were so many close calls by those umpires at crucial times," Hyndman said. Hyndman calls for neutral umpires 2013-05-26T12:14:14Z Regardless of his misgivings over the court's verdict, he reaffirmed his faith in the Kenyan constitution and flung his doubt, or sour grapes, on the demanding altar of peace. Letter from Africa: March of change? 2013-04-05T12:15:37Z But there is more to this than an academic turf war and sour grapes. Prize drawback 2013-02-27T18:20:06.060Z Poor reading, pettiness, cronyism – this is not what I’m hearing from sour grapes junior faculty, this is what I’m hearing from R01-funded faculty who sit on NIH review panels. Kate Clancy s Short Grant Rant: On Broken Promises 2013-01-27T21:45:00.250Z If my research focused on the Air Force, it would be instantly categorized as sour grapes. Can U.S. Military Grow Better Leaders? 2013-01-21T08:35:00Z OK, yes, obviously, it would be possible to call everything I’m about to say sour grapes. Have John Doerr and Kleiner Perkins Invested Too Much In Cleantech? 2013-01-17T13:37:55Z Rats and sour grapes - I have no use for either - One is vermin and the other makes poor "whine". Viewpoint: Why Lance Armstrong Couldn't Stop Himself 2013-01-16T16:50:22Z However, it’s hard not to interpret their campaign as sour grapes, as many experts have observed. U.S. vs. Google Antitrust Probe Sets Up Regulation Debate 2012-10-15T13:35:40Z To those that think this is sour grapes from PR then grow up and actually look at their arguments. Row brews over European TV deal 2012-09-12T21:02:54Z The council's Labour leader said the allegations were "sour grapes". Postal vote fraud concerns probed 2012-08-28T16:35:00Z Ye Shiwen has never failed a drugs test and says the criticism is just "sour grapes". Can Ye Shiwen's record swim be explained? 2012-08-07T00:13:24Z And other experts have said the doubts that have been cast over her win are just "sour grapes". Why teen athletes can make big improvements 2012-07-31T12:02:06Z These are not the sour grapes of a sore rival, but the concerns of an expert who has enormous integrity on anti-doping within the swimming community. Ye Shiwen's world record Olympic swim: brilliant, or too good to be true? 2012-07-30T19:12:04Z Did La Russa snub Dickey or is this all just sour grapes? Did R.A. Dickey get snubbed as NL All-Star Game starter? 2012-07-10T15:10:05Z “To say this is sour grapes after she was cut in February was simply outrageous,” McLaughlin said. Women’s Lacrosse Team’s Future Unclear in Wake of Alleged Hazing 2012-07-06T17:32:49Z This is just sour grapes from C.W.A. after an overwhelming loss in this election. City Room: Bronx Cablevision Workers Reject Joining C.W.A. 2012-06-29T19:11:42Z Morgan Stanley suggests that some of the criticism was sour grapes from poorly informed investors. Facebook stock performance, IPO said to be under investigation by SEC 2012-06-02T01:41:44Z It didn’t come across as off-putting sour grapes, but rather openness. The Fifth Down: Remembering Stacy Robinson, Giants Receiver 2012-05-11T10:13:02Z But now that nearly every First-class man has the chance of election and would be a Fellow if he could, one is tempted to recall the ancient fable of the sour grapes. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z In keeping with the spirit of the fight, Del Monte Foods portrayed the lawsuit in court filings as “a classic case of sour grapes.” Two Del Monte Entities Argue Over Selling Fresh Fruit 2012-04-06T00:59:45Z So it sounded to me like sour grapes. Joe Theismann disagrees with McNabb 2012-04-03T19:50:43Z It is an old tale that it is for the sour grapes the mouth waters, and not for the bunch within reach. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z There’s also, perhaps, some sour grapes at play. Mobile First: How ESPN Delivers to the Best Available Screen 2012-01-30T15:41:53Z Nietzsche craved recognition; his contempt for fame was largely a contempt for sour grapes. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Some of the complaints about leases, he said, are just sour grapes from landowners who are envious about the amount of money they believe their neighbors are earning in bonuses and royalties. Drilling Down: Drilling Down: Fighting Over Oil and Gas Well Leases 2011-12-02T03:53:50Z "There's a little bit of sour grapes for me," Shumaker said. Older athletes get caught cheating, too 2011-11-24T19:29:10Z It is a quite unnecessarily heroic form of resignation and sour grapes. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z His scorn for oratory, long sentences, images, apostrophes may have been a case of sour grapes, for in his youth he admired tremendously Patrick Henry. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z He acknowledges that his comments may be seen as sour grapes, but he is standing by them. Bits Blog: Tech Visionaries and the Succession Question 2011-11-19T16:42:47Z Do the Texans and Lions deserve their “dirty” reputations, or is this all a matter of loose talk, isolated incidents, and sour grapes? Tanier: Dirty? Lions, Texans getting a bad rap 2011-11-09T05:04:15Z “A promise is a promise,” Chase-Brand said, laughing and adding, “Maybe there are some sour grapes.” Julia Chase-Brand: A Leading Pioneer in Women?s Running 2011-10-26T01:23:47Z It’s easy to paint Apple as the bad guy and jump to the conclusion that its patent suits are just a sign of sour grapes over the success of Android. What if Google and Samsung Are on the Wrong Side of the Patent Wars? 2011-10-24T03:38:52Z High-speed traders counter that Mr. Peterffy's claims are little more than sour grapes. A Call to Pull Reins on Rapid-Fire Trade 2011-10-20T13:09:15Z This flagrant injustice of punishing the children for the iniquity of the father had introduced a proverb in Israel, viz: "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge." Reason, The Only Oracle of Man Or a Compendius System of Natural Religion 2011-10-12T02:00:53.110Z Maybe it's sour grapes from an old man, but with our shoe contracts, maybe half the money was bonuses based on appearances. Column: Olympic marathoner Hall seeks his stride 2011-10-05T08:37:07Z What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z There were no sour grapes from Cavendish after being denied an 18th Tour stage win. Greipel thwarts Cavendish to secure first Tour 2011-07-12T17:07:03Z But as the PRI winners opened their champagne bottles, they said the losers were just eating sour grapes. Mexico's Old Ruling Party Scores a Youthful Resurrection 2011-07-05T07:55:00Z If your father ate sour grapes and your teeth are set on edge, you must blame him—not me. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z JR dismisses criticism of the business as sour grapes on the part of those who couldn't cut it. Market America's American Dream Machine 2011-06-23T21:00:00Z But we have seen how perfectly the proverb "the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge," is answered in these paragraphs. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z If it sounds like sour grapes, well, that's surely part of my reaction—after all, it does get annoying to be constantly told you're doing a terrible job. Gore Blasts Obama for Not Fighting Climate Change 2011-06-23T01:01:58Z Yes, and jealousy and sour grapes and stolen goods! The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Be not a child! be not the reversed fox who pronounces sour grapes, because he cannot reach them by leaping, to be sweet! Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z It's more sour grapes than an actual talent assessment. What sports readers are saying 2011-05-07T02:53:28Z The same proverb, "the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge" is also mentioned by the Prophet Jeremiah. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Her father has lived on sour grapes so long, her teeth must inevitably be on edge. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z I for my part decline to express somebody else in my own person—I decline to, say, and you may think it's a case of sour grapes as much as you like. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z "Are people going to listen to that or just think that's sour grapes because he didn't get the job," he said. Black managers 'need extra help' 2011-03-31T11:14:40Z To be heartless is to be quite safe. carnaby. Now we detect a taste of sour grapes in your mouth. sarah. Butter and eggs. carnaby. We must all start early in the morning. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z There is a certain amount of sour grapes involved here. Arianna Huffington's AOL deal sparks accusations of a political sell-out 2011-02-27T00:05:00Z Why do you gabble about sublimity, then?——You know that that is humbug——sour grapes! The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z There is about most of them a certain indefiniteness and what Dumas himself called the “colour of sour grapes.” Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z There was no transparency in it and, though it might sound like sour grapes, punters are also on the back foot when something like this happens. Bookmakers concerned Lingfield betting coup will alienate punters 2011-01-01T00:07:05Z The Christians were all anointed with Jewish nard; and the sour grapes they ate in sacrament have set on edge their children's teeth till now. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z I really don't want to sound like sour grapes from an old batsman, but there just aren't that many decent bowling attacks around at the moment. The Ashes 2010: Is this the strongest batting order in England's history? 2010-12-10T19:52:00Z Mr. Haddow suggested that the suit was a case of sour grapes. Two Maine Retailers Battle Over a Bit of Holiday D?cor 2010-12-01T06:30:00Z Citigroup claim that Hands is suffering from sour grapes over a deal that went wrong. Guy Hands accuses friend of betraying him over EMI deal, court hears 2010-10-19T18:38:00Z Instead there were tears, sour grapes and so much bile. No quadruple for Sneijder, only frustration 2010-07-12T00:57:00Z Hamilton, whose battles with Alonso at McLaren in 2007 are well recorded, was asked whether the Spaniard's comments amounted to sour grapes at his home race."Yes," he replied. FIA may punish Ferrari over complaints 2010-06-28T14:51:00Z But observers say her accusations merely mask sour grapes: given her background, her bid was a long shot to begin with. With No Rhyme Nor Reason: The Bitter Battle to Be Oxford's Poetry Professor 2010-06-17T19:20:00Z Or is this a case of sour grapes, a lone individual unhappy at the tough choices the society is having to take as it adapts to a more challenging financial landscape? Is Nationwide still our mutual friend? 2010-05-21T23:01:00Z This attitude still reeks of the most vinegary of sour grapes. Bayern Munich are deserving Champions League finalists 2010-04-28T11:09:00Z Sounds a little like sour grapes from Napa Valley, Calif. So I tried not to muck up the glory floating in from the East. Mailbag: Shilling for Storm, not Stanford-UConn 2010-04-07T20:19:00Z Mr Hunt accuses Labour of sour grapes at losing the Murdochs' support. Media moguls 2010-04-03T13:09:00Z And some think such allegations reflect sour grapes on the part of brokers who fail to make inroads with prospective clients. Which broker? The temptations of a fund manager 2010-04-01T13:31:00Z "The response from the party establishment was that this was bad, that this would look like sour grapes and paint conservatives in a poor light," he said. Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP 2010-03-18T15:13:00Z Mr. Tauzin’s spokesman called the criticism sour grapes from opponents of the bill. 2010-02-13T03:06:00Z Which wise dictum might or might not be based on the fox's opinion as to sour grapes. The Firebrand "If a woman were to take that position she would be accused of 'sour grapes,' wouldn't she?" The Bachelors A Novel He quoted the Bible about women being the helpmeet of their husbands, and about the parents eating sour grapes and setting the children's teeth on edge. Nancy of Paradise Cottage The grapes we can’t reach are not, as a general thing, sour grapes; and it is a despicable kind of philosophy that asserts them to be so. Maids Wives and Bachelors He picks out the rosy-cheeks for your entertainment; and the sour grapes, the spotted pomes, the mildewed berries are tucked away up-stairs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Our ancestors have eaten sour grapes, and their childrens' teeth are set on edge. Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. You speak like a fool, child: sour grapes are all very well, but it’s a woman’s business to be married. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV What mean ye that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Monteith was not a religious man, but at that moment he remembered vaguely a passage from the Bible about the fathers having eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth being set on edge. The Silver Maple The children of Israel fell into the sentiments of our modern Calvinists, and claimed that "The fathers had eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth were set on edge." The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 10. October, 1880 The sour grapes in which there is juice may be eaten with a piece of bread in the field. Hebrew Literature You all are willing to admit that the fathers have eaten sour grapes, that the sin of unlawful inter-mixture with the alien is the fault of the men. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the children are set on edge. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 There is a text which says: The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands It is mostly a case of "sour grapes," and he only waits the propitious combination of circumstances which shall permit him to become a possessor of a motor-car himself. The Automobilist Abroad He just as suddenly gave up the chase, looking as if it were a case of "sour grapes," anyway. Birds of the Rockies "Though thousands of pilgrims are landed there every year on their way to obey the injunction of Mohammed, there is nothing there to see; and it is not a case of sour grapes." Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing This occupies no incongruous place, following hard as it does upon that of the eating of sour grapes—individual inspiration upon individual responsibility. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 Thus, "sour grapes," "dog in the manger," "to blow hot and cold," "to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs," "to cry 'Wolf!'" will take on more significant meanings. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes It's all very well to pretend to despise wealth, but it's generally a case of sour grapes. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge;” they have sinned and we suffer; they have done the wrong and we pay for it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning I don't mind admitting that my own trip to Mexico last fall was made in the hope of locating that well myself, but it isn't sour grapes now with me. The Fifth Ace They ate sour grapes, and set our teeth on edge—ay, and their own too, poor souls! Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow The man who originated this idea evidently did not have the money to pay for any, and it was a case of sour grapes. Dollars and Sense If the children's teeth have been set on edge it is because the parents have eaten sour grapes. The Task of Social Hygiene It was a noble vine once in paradise, but sin hath made it a wild one, to bring forth sour grapes. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning While this was heating, he squeezed the sour grapes and plums into what Joe called a “mush,” mixed it with a spoonful of sugar, and emptied it into the pot. The Dog Crusoe and his Master This is agony cried Mr Salteena clutching hold of a table my life will be sour grapes and ashes without you. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan "My dear friend, don't speak ill of sour grapes," and he replied, ill-temperedly: "Just take care how this ends, my good fellow." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories If you call me fox, my lad, I’ll give you sour grapes when I get better. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Sweet grapes may be canned with less sugar; very sour grapes will require more sugar. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Don't think this is a case of sour grapes. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer In these days when motors are as plentiful as mortgages this may appear but discontented destitution, the cry of sour grapes. Journeys to Bagdad "But I suppose it's sour grapes for you," he added pointedly, for he was a friend to the Rovers and knew something about the troubles of the past. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds "Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for." The Aesop for Children With pictures by Milo Winter But you-will not visit the sins of the father upon the son——" "Divine providence does so," he interrupted; "if the fathers eat sour grapes the teeth of the sons are set on edge. Cobwebs and Cables Moreover I had eaten by stealth a vast quantity of sour grapes. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study I assure you, it was sour grapes that the villain wanted, and never did they seem so exquisitely sour as when he found out that he could not reach them. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The father's sour grapes had not set these children's teeth on edge. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes "Did you ever hear the fable of the fox and the sour grapes?" Caves of Terror I know it, my boy," replied Canon Pascal; "you have found out how true it is, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.' Cobwebs and Cables That the sour grapes on which their ancestors fed should set on edge the incisors of their descendants is no less a deduction of common sense and history than the unavoidable finding of iron-clad logic. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Sometimes, it is "the pot calling the kettle black;" more often it is a clear case of "sour grapes." Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals He was, probably, somewhat influenced by his own condition in this vain attempt to draw sweetness from sour grapes. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The unripe or sour grapes answer best for cases of over-eating associated with constipation, gout and allied disorders of nutrition. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine Let George Ramsey chew his sour grapes if he wants to. By the Light of the Soul A Novel "How lucky," said Lady Mabel, in a congratulatory tone, "that you have since found out that this wine is made of sour grapes." The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Their food consists of wild fowl of all kinds, rabbits, squirrels, birds and their eggs, together with many kinds of ripe fruits, "sour grapes" not included. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making They might be the snapping of the fox at the sour grapes for all I know! Greenwich Village Mrs. Kent saw he was much dejected, and concluded there were sour grapes in the question. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is Not exactly; I guess this is the day I try sour grapes. Her Own Way A Play in Four Acts Mrs Polsue sighed, and added with resignation, "I suppose we must say that the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge." Nicky-Nan, Reservist Besides, the juniors would hardly believe me, and would say it was a case of sour grapes, on account of the sophomores losing the game. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics Those lines of Dr. Watts,— 'We should suspect some danger nigh When we possess delight,'— it is said, were written after a disappointment in love—it was 'sour grapes' that morning—with the grave divine. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Likewise, those who do not understand the Scriptures according to the actual truth eat sour grapes. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities We have it on good authority that “the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” The Reconstructed School "What!" rejoined the wolf, "the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and shall the children's teeth be set on edge?" Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala That is to say, if our superiors of England and Ireland eat sour grapes, the Scottish teeth must be set on edge as well as their own. Political Pamphlets Nothing is more ridiculous and cheap than to sneer at honourable descent from famous ancestors; it divertingly illustrates the fable of the sour grapes. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson Port and sherry, being beyond our reach, were despised, like our neighbour's sour grapes. The Siege of Kimberley Had the eating of sour grapes in the past been more restricted, the present generation would stand less in need of dentistry. The Reconstructed School When a bachelor in his late fifties tells us how glad he is never to have had a son, we begin to taste sour grapes. Mince Pie Truly the fathers have eaten sour grapes, therefore the children's teeth are set on edge. Emerson and Other Essays The time of their visitation will come, and that inevitably; for, it is always true, that if the fathers have eaten sour grapes, the children's teeth are set on edge. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm A. discovered the zoological principal that a turtle can run faster than a rabbit, and that foxes never eat sour grapes. Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be We harvest according to the planting of our ancestors, and, with equal certainty, if we eat sour grapes the teeth of our descendants will surely be put on edge. The Reconstructed School You speak like a fool, child: sour grapes are all very well but it's a woman's business to be married. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson A Fox, seeing some sour grapes hanging within an inch of his nose, and being unwilling to admit that there was anything he would not eat, solemnly declared that they were out of his reach. Fantastic Fables What mean ye by saying that the poor ye have always with you, or that the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? Walden With her it was indeed the sourest of sour grapes. Five Thousand Dollars Reward Are your teeth set on edge by eating sour grapes? The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Both contend against the popular idea that the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge; both maintain that the soul that sinneth, it shall die. The House of Atreus Your craving was for trust, for confidence and love, and the cynicism of your words now means something like sour grapes. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense The personnel of our vineyard is abundant, but there are various sour grapes growing about. The Christian A Story Even with a sad feeling tugging at her heart, she could not but understand that it was sour grapes with Janet Williams. Five Thousand Dollars Reward What means this proverb which you take up, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? Sermons on National Subjects The reply that the fathers having eaten sour grapes, the children's teeth will be set on edge, is, he contends, no answer to the objection; it merely intensifies it. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur It was Jean d'Alberg who saw it all, and feasted maliciously on the "sour grapes" looks and words of Honor's less fortunate acquaintances. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense And now, since we have heard how rich he is, perhaps it is sour grapes, that is all. The Virginians Stated in the language of Scripture, it is, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Sermons on National Subjects The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.—Bible. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day There is nothing more tragical than the working of the law which often sets the children's teeth on edge by reason of the fathers' eating of sour grapes. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Many of Hawthorne's stories run to a text, and the text here is, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge." Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Green fields; sweet oranges; interesting story; brilliant sunrise; severe punishment; playful kittens; warm weather; pitiful sight; sour grapes; amusing anecdote. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room If you want it to be in quite good form, you must put some sour grapes in and a very little salt ... Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Impossibility -- N. impossibility &c. adj.; what cannot, what can never be; sour grapes; hopelessness &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The Gardens of Adonis require little earth, but the oak will not flourish in a tub; and the wine of Tokay is the product of no green-house, nor gotten of sour grapes. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam "It's still a pretty magnificent record," harumphed Elephant "I don't see any reason for all the sour grapes." The Forest Monster of Oz A truce, therefore, to picturesque description—sour grapes to the present pen—of church and fort and river, with which the living persons of whom we tell have little or nothing to do. The Sowers We are tempted at times to say,—The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons When all's said and done, I'd rather own my servants and my cultivated acres, and come down late to hot cakes than sit in the dust by the roadside and eat sour grapes. The Battle Ground An expression used in the mongrel Spanish-Tagalog ‘market language’ of Manila and Cavite, especially among the children,—somewhat akin to the English ‘sour grapes.’ The Social Cancer Far be it from me to presume to interpret the counsels of Heaven! but we read in Scripture, that when the fathers eat sour grapes, the teeth of the children are set on edge. The Betrothed At first, Stallman says he considered the forks to be a product of sour grapes. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software I ate the sour grapes in my youth, and my teeth must be on edge for ever and ever. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons "But, nevertheless, one does think of sour grapes." He Knew He Was Right By scepticism this is treated as an unsatisfactory state of affairs, while positivism and agnosticism are cheerful about it, call real truth sour grapes, and consider phenomenal truth quite sufficient for all our 'practical' purposes. Meaning of Truth Jeremiah's contemporaries thought it monstrous that because the fathers had eaten sour grapes the teeth of the children should be set on edge. Prolegomena I reckon, I've heerd my mother read out a text, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and th' children's teeth are set on edge." North and South I see your marron grows hard by the vineyard where sour grapes flourish. At the Mercy of Tiberius What if it's a case of sour grapes, love? Australia Felix And here again we see the fox and sour grapes. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy It is not as a general rule the eating of sour grapes that causes the children’s teeth to be set on edge. The Way of All Flesh The sour grapes will be the other way, child, and it is Mr. Muir who will make the complaint. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea I don't reckon he cares sour grapes for the law—as law. Bucky O'Connor She thought of sour grapes, and of the fox who had lost his tail. New Grub Street Some persons might attribute to me the same motives that actuated the fox in crying 'sour grapes,' and to such I will say that I never asked for social equality at West Point. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy Well-to-do parents seldom eat many sour grapes; the danger to the children lies in the parents eating too many sweet ones. The Way of All Flesh Now, Handel, I am quite free from the flavor of sour grapes, upon my soul and honor! Great Expectations |
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