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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
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99 a half-bottle at Sainsbury), from the south of France, has light marmalade sweetness and delicate but refreshing grapiness despite its 15 per cent alcohol.
Let Mother's Day go with a bang! Raise A Glass by Birmingham Mail (England)
It's not exactly trendy -and certainly not rare or expensive -but there's something about the refreshing grapiness of Muscat and that orange marmalade sweetness that brings a jaded palate back to life.
Wine list: The perfect tipple to woo your Valentine by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A fresh, hoppy nose with a touch of grapiness leads to a super-smooth palate with sweetish flavours of vanilla ice cream, barley water juice and a hint of nutmeg.
On the brew by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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