sour on
phrasal verb
soured on; souring on; sours on
1
informal
: having a bad opinion of (something)
She was sour on politics in general.
2
US
: to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)
Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.
Many fans have soured on the team after years of their losing.
The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.
Examples of sour on in a Sentence
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Valle Roca comes from a prominent family whose members first supported Fidel Castro’s revolution but later soured on it after witnessing the mismanagement and human-rights violations committed by Castro’s government.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
And the artists who do manage to become successful after working with him, like Kendrick and The Weeknd, often end up souring on him for unknown reasons.
—Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
If any of the promising data points about the job market were to sour then young people might start to sour on the economy, Guichard says.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 May 2024
The companies bled money, and Wall Street soured on their businesses.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Many of Trump's MAGA followers soured on Haley during the primary, though, and having her on the ticket could upset his base.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Oh, and most of the major companies have seen their share prices tumble as Wall Street has soured on the economics of streaming, forcing them into a new period of belt-tightening.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 May 2024
Latimer, for his part, has worked to balance his support for Israel with concern about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza as Democratic opinion sours on Israel’s actions.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Those disruptions may have contributed to public sentiment souring on the time change in recent years, but legislative moves to do away with daylight saving time have stalled in Congress.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
And the artists who do manage to become successful after working with him, like Kendrick and The Weeknd, often end up souring on him for unknown reasons.
—Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
If any of the promising data points about the job market were to sour then young people might start to sour on the economy, Guichard says.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 May 2024
The companies bled money, and Wall Street soured on their businesses.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Many of Trump's MAGA followers soured on Haley during the primary, though, and having her on the ticket could upset his base.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Oh, and most of the major companies have seen their share prices tumble as Wall Street has soured on the economics of streaming, forcing them into a new period of belt-tightening.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 May 2024
Latimer, for his part, has worked to balance his support for Israel with concern about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza as Democratic opinion sours on Israel’s actions.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Those disruptions may have contributed to public sentiment souring on the time change in recent years, but legislative moves to do away with daylight saving time have stalled in Congress.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Sour on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20on. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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