sour on

phrasal verb

soured on; souring on; sours on

informal : having a bad opinion of (something)

She was sour on politics in general.

US : to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)

Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.

Many fans have soured on the team after years of their losing.

The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.

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Lutnick, co-chair of Trump's transition, was hoping to become Treasury secretary, but Trump recently soured on the finalists and is now considering other options, transition sources tell Axios. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 Americans were intensely critical of Biden’s border handling and soured on immigration in general. —

Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024 That is according to media commenters, politicians and polls showing some Americans souring on the American Dream. —

Gonzalo Schwarz, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2024 Trump has given some oblique signals that he’s soured on the more pragmatic wing of judges. —

Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sour on