"Sour grapes," as the fox said when he could not reach them.Tradizione inglese · A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Read the saying and check its sources"Sour grapes," as the fox said when he could not reach them.
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- Thomas Preston · A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases · Voce 1479 · SOUR GRAPES
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