leave a bad taste in one's mouth
Make a lingering bad impression on one, as in The argument left a bad taste in my mouth, so after that I avoided talking politics. This expression transfers the bad taste left by consuming bitter or otherwise unpleasant food to a distasteful experience. [Mid-1800s]
Words Nearby leave a bad taste in one's mouth
- leatherwear
- leatherwood
- leatherwork
- leathery
- leave
- leave a bad taste in one's mouth
- leave alone
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave behind
- leaved
- leave flat
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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