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sour grapes
«The television critic, whatever his pretensions, does not labor in the same vineyard as those he criticizes; his grapes are all sour.»
«But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.»
«The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, / 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? / As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.»
«For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.»
«The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
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