HIT A SOUR NOTE

Meaning of HIT A SOUR NOTE in English

{v. phr.} To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. * /The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party./ Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HIT A SOUR NOTE — {v. phr.} To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. * /The news of Mr. Brown's …
Slang English vocab
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(ə)r, ˈsau̇ə, esp in the South ˈsau̇wə(r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIT — I. ˈhit, usu -id.+V verb ( hit ; hit ; hitting ; hits ) Etymology: Middle English hitten, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUR — (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. i. ) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — — sourish , adj. — sourly , adv. — sourness , n. /soweur, sow"euhr/ , adj., sourer, sourest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOTE — — noter , n. /noht/ , n. , v. , noted, noting . n. 1. a brief record of something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIT — — hitless , adj. — hittable , adj. — hitter , n. /hit/ , v. , hit, hitting , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — v. cause to turn sour; make bitter, disillusion; become sour; become disillusioned and resentful
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SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(-ə)r adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin to Old High German sūr sour, Lithuanian sūrus salty …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIT — I. ˈhit verb ( hit ; hit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUR — superl afflictive; painful. 2. sour ·vt to make cold and unproductive, as soil. 3. sour ·vt to make unhappy, uneasy, …
Webster English vocab
NOTE — know not; knows not. 2. note ·noun need; needful business. 3. note ·noun stigma; brand; reproach. 4. note ·noun observation; …
Webster English vocab
HIT — pron it. 2. hit ·impf & ·p.p. of hit. 3. hit ·- 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of hide, contracted from …
Webster English vocab
SOUR — [sour] adj [ME, fr. OE sur; akin to OHG sur sour, Lith surus salty] (bef. 12c) 1: causing or characterized …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIT — [hit] vb hit ; hit.ting [ME, fr. OE hittan, fr. ON hitta to meet with, hit] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOTE — in the notation of Western music, sign indicating pitch by its position on the staff and showing duration by its …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUR — sour BrE AmE ˈsa ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə r ▷ soured ˈsa ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUR — / ˈsaʊə(r); NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective 1. having a taste like that of a lemon or of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTE — / nəʊt; NAmE noʊt/ noun , verb ■ noun TO REMIND YOU 1. [ C ] a short piece of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — I. sour 1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sur ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOTE — I. note 1 S1 W1 /nəʊt $ noʊt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: nota …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOTE — n. & v. --n. 1 a brief record of facts, topics, thoughts, etc., as an aid to memory, for use …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUR — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOTE — n. & v. n. 1 a brief record of facts, topics, thoughts, etc., as an aid to memory, for use …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIT — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Oxford English vocab
NOTE — n. & v. --n. 1. a brief record of facts, topics, thoughts, etc., as an aid to memory, for use …
Oxford English vocab
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1. tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Oxford English vocab
SOUR — ( sours, souring, soured) 1. Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTE — ( notes, noting, noted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A note …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIT — ( hits, hitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'hit' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a musty/stale/sour smell (= old and not fresh ) ▪ The clothes in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank note (= a piece of paper money ) ▪ a $10 bank …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUR — Synonyms and related words : abrupt, absonant, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acescency, acescent, acetify, acid, acidic, acidify, acidity, acidulant, acidulate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOTE — Synonyms and related words : CD, Federal Reserve note, French pitch, IOU, MO, Parthian shot, accent, acceptance, acceptance bill, accidental, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — I. noun Sour is used after these nouns: ↑ whisky II. verb Sour is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NOTE — I. noun 1 short letter ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little , quick , short ▪ Just a quick ~ to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIT — I. noun 1 act of hitting sth/sb ADJECTIVE ▪ direct VERB + HIT ▪ deliver , give sth , land …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIT — INDEX: 1. to hit someone deliberately 2. to hit someone repeatedly 3. a car/train/plane etc hits something 4. to hit …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOUR — n. 25B6; adjective sour wine : ACID, acidic, acidy, acidulated, tart, bitter, sharp, vinegary, pungent; N. Amer. acerb; technical acerbic. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIT — n. 25B6; verb she hit her child : STRIKE, slap, smack, cuff, punch, thump, swat; beat, thrash, batter, belabour, pound, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — adj. 1 acid, acidic, tart, vinegary, lemony, acidulous or acidulent, acidulated, acescent, acerbic This apple has a pleasant, slightly sour …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NOTE — n. 1 See notation, 1, above. 2 message, letter, communication, (piece of) correspondence, memorandum, epistle, postcard or (postal) card, fan …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HIT — v. 1 strike, cuff, smack, knock, whack, bash, bang, thump, thwack, punch, buffet, slap, swat, bludgeon, club, smite; spank, thrash, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый; кисловатый Syn : acid 2., acidulous, tart I Ant : savoury, bland, kind, sweet, 2) прокисший …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOTE — 1. сущ. 1) обыкн. мн. заметка, памятная записка, запись Make a note to get some more milk. ≈ Запиши, чтобы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIT — 1. сущ. 1) толчок, удар 2) попадание; удачная попытка to take a hit ≈ получать прямой удар direct hit ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — sour.ogg 1. ʹsaʋə n 1. кислятина 2. кислый раствор ( при отбеливании, дублении ) 3. амер. «сауэр», лимонный коктейль to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOTE — note.ogg 1. nəʋt n 1. обыкн. pl заметка, запись field notes - спец. данные полевого журнала, полевые данные; полевой журнал …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIT — hit.ogg 1. hıt n 1. удар, толчок a hit with a hammer - удар молотом a clever hit - меткий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOTE — note сущ.1) муз. а) нота half note — половинная нота quarter note — четвертная нота, четверть whole note — целая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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