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.
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As soon as the Senate released harsher cuts to Medicaid than the House considered in June, Tillis soured on the bill.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
If foreign buyers sour on U.S. Treasuries, however, that could force the Treasury to pay higher yields to bring back buyers.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Undercut by a bitter rival, only because your owner seemingly soured on paying the luxury tax and didn’t offer enough money?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
If foreign buyers sour on U.S. Treasuries, however, that could force the Treasury to pay higher yields to bring back buyers.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Undercut by a bitter rival, only because your owner seemingly soured on paying the luxury tax and didn’t offer enough money?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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“Sour on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20on. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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