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Dictionary definition: sour grapes
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style;      431 words ...sour grapes is one of the most commonly misused ... wanted the grapes he could not reach, sour grapes denotes the human tendency to disparage ... of puerile ways. That's a case of sour grapes. But the traditional and correct use ...

Article: `Sour Grapes' says it all
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ...SOUR GRAPES Zero stars Evan Steven Weber Richie ... Opening today at local theaters. `Sour Grapes" is a comedy about things that aren ... Larry David, who wrote and directed "Sour Grapes," apparently thinks people are amused ...

Article: `SOUR GRAPES' A MAJOR MISFIRE IN `SEINFELD'-ESQUE ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Bob Strauss Daily News Film Critic ``Sour Grapes'' should seem somewhat familiar to ... is really funny. Throughout ``Sour Grapes,'' the kind of grandly venal comedy ... darker and lewder as it goes along (``Sour Grapes' '' pioneers weird new ground in the ...

Article: Sour grapes in high school bowling
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... PRINTED VERSION Steve Gorches(PHOTO) Sour grapes. That's the phrase best used to describe ... opposite. It's all about two words. Sour grapes. After Saturday's regional, a few ... on, complained because of a delay. Sour grapes. Tucker's decisions aren't always ...

Article: Sour grapes, self-abnegation and character ...
The Monist;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... mechanism that sets up the cry of "sour grapes." They can also be compromised when ... between adaptive preference-formation of sour grapes and preference self-management or ... standard account of the difference between sour grapes and character building identifies the ...

Article: Relative greed plants witty `Sour ...
The Washington Times;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ..."Sour Grapes," the first movie farce written and ... responsible for the TV series and "Sour Grapes." The humorous family resemblance ... seem irresistible at this juncture? "Sour Grapes" confirms Mr. David as an indispensable ...

Article: `Sour Grapes': No Aftertaste
The Washington Post;  May 1, 1998 ;     688 words ... ... Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David, "Sour Grapes" is gratifying not so much in and of ... than network censors will allow), "Sour Grapes" still feels like not much more than ... that provide the bitter delight of "Sour Grapes," a more-than-a-little-bit ...