Vocabulary

sour grapes

負(ま)け惜(お)しみ

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun, Phrase

An expression that refers to criticism of a sporting event outcome that in the speaker's opinion was unjust or unfair. It indicates that the speaker is a poor loser.

スポーツ イベントの結果(けっか)について、発言(はつげん)者(しゃ)の意見(いけん)が不当(ふとう)または不当(ふとう)であると批判(ひはん)する表現(ひょうげん)。それは話(はな)し手(て)が貧(まず)しい敗者(はいしゃ)であることを示(しめ)しています。

Examples

  1. The 49ers fans all often called whiners because they whine about everything. Their whining about losing to the Eagles is just sour grapes.

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