"sour on" meaning in English

See sour on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sours on [present, singular, third-person], souring on [participle, present], soured on [participle, past], soured on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sour on (third-person singular simple present sours on, present participle souring on, simple past and past participle soured on)
  1. (slang) To give up (something) after becoming tired of it. Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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