B2idiomfoodIELTS-friendly
leave a bad taste in your mouth
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to make you feel unhappy or disgusted after something unfair
Often about an experience or a decision, not literal food. 'Leave a sour taste' is a close variant.
In context
The unfair decision left a bad taste in my mouth.
Their rude reply left a bad taste in his mouth for weeks.
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