leave\ a\ bad\ taste\ in\ one's\ mouth

leave\ a\ bad\ taste\ in\ one's\ mouth
v. phr.
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.

Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.


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  • leave a bad taste in one's mouth — leave a bad impression, make one feel disgusted The way that the company fired the workers left a bad taste in everyone s mouth …   Idioms and examples

  • leave a bad taste in one's mouth — {v. phr.} To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted. * /Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth./ * /His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave a bad taste in one's mouth — {v. phr.} To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted. * /Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth./ * /His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mouth — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN IN THE DUMPS or DOWN IN THE MOUTH, FOAM AT THE MOUTH, HEART IN ONE S MOUTH, KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mouth — See: born with a silver spoon in one s mouth, butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth, by word of mouth, down in the dumps or down in the mouth, foam at the mouth, heart in one s mouth, keep one s mouth shut, laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bad — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN ONE S MOUTH, NOT BAD or NOT SO BAD or NOT HALF BAD, ON ONE S BAD SIDE, TOO BAD, WITH BAD GRACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bad — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN ONE S MOUTH, NOT BAD or NOT SO BAD or NOT HALF BAD, ON ONE S BAD SIDE, TOO BAD, WITH BAD GRACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bad — See: go from bad to worse, in a bad way, in bad, in one s bad graces, leave a bad taste in one s mouth, not bad or not so bad or not half bad, on one s bad side, too bad, with bad grace …   Словарь американских идиом

  • taste — See: LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN ONE S MOUTH …   Dictionary of American idioms

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