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belt the grape Sl. to drink wine or liquor heavily and become intoxicated. He has a tendency to belt the grape—every afternoon after work. She's been belting the grape more than her husband wants. See also: belt sour grapes Fig. something that one cannot have and so disparages as if it were never desirable. of course you want to buy this expensive jacket. Criticizing it is just sour grapes, but you still really want it. See also: sour sour grapes if you say that something someone says is sour grapes, you mean that they said it because they are jealous I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it. See also: sour How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Heimoff, a former Wine Spectator writer and now West Coast editor of Wine Enthusiast, not only details the region's wine history, but also illuminates the grapey glow of the river's past and present through numerous engaging personality profiles. Restaurants promote and celebrate the official release of the fresh, grapey new Gamay wine from the Beaujolais area of Burgundy in France with special dinners and tastings. |
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