"the grapes are sour anyway" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the grapes are sour anyway
  1. Indicating that one despises what one cannot obtain. Wikipedia link: The Fox and the Grapes
    Sense id: en-the_grapes_are_sour_anyway-en-phrase-FGDvN5Ax Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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