Phrase guide

go sour

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To spoil, rot, become sour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: go bad

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To become unpleasing, unpleasant, unsatisfying, unfulfilling to one's wishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • The flight went sour after I spilled coffee all over myself.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: turn sour

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mennä pieleen — (figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • French: tourner au vinaigre — (figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • French: mal tourner — (figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • Occitan: virar vinagre — (figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • Polish: psuć się — (figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • Polish: zepsuć się — (figuratively) to become unpleasant