| 单词 | a bad taste in the mouth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa bad (or nasty) taste in the mouth c. In figurative phrase a bad (or nasty) taste in the mouth and variants, a lingering feeling of repugnance or disgust left behind by a distasteful or unpleasant experience. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > expressing extreme disgust or violent resentment [phrase] > lingering feeling of repugnance or disgust a bad (or nasty) taste in the mouth1857 1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë II. viii. 186 They [sc. Balzac's novels] leave such a bad taste in my mouth. [Quoting C. Brontë in conversation.] 1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. ii. xxv. 255 Never before have I heard such a speech... ‘Sort o' gives yer a nasty taste in the mouth,’ says Low Covey. 1904 Daily News 14 Dec. 5 The poems leave a nasty taste in the mouth; the taste of a snarl and a sneer. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Apr. 18/1 A decidedly sour taste was left by the opening number. 1969 R. Harper World of Thriller ii. 71 When all the characters are corrupt or shoddy, the reader goes away with a bad taste in his mouth. 1979 R. Perry Bishop's Pawn iv. 70 It had taken me nearly an hour to go through the dossier and when I'd finished reading I had a nasty taste in my mouth. < as lemmas |
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