LEAVE A BAD / NASTY TASTE IN THE MOUTH

Meaning of LEAVE A BAD / NASTY TASTE IN THE MOUTH in English

( of events or experiences ) to make you feel disgusted or ashamed afterwards

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
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TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tasten to touch, examine by touch, test, feel, taste, from Old …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
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-NASTY — ˌnastē, -aas-, -ti noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: German -nastie, from Greek nastos close-pressed, firm + German -ie …
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NASTY — (superl.) Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
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NASTY — ( superl. ) Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TASTE — — tastable, tasteable , adj. /tayst/ , v. , tasted, tasting , n. v.t. 1. to try or test the …
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NASTY — — nastily , adv. — nastiness , n. /nas"tee/ , adj., nastier, nastiest , n. , pl. nasties . adj. …
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MOUTH — — mouther , n. — mouthless , adj. n. /mowth/ ; v. /mowdh/ , n. , pl. mouths /mowdhz/ , …
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LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of or …
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BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
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TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( tast·ed ; tast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo-French taster, from Vulgar …
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MOUTH — I. ˈmau̇th noun ( plural mouths ˈmau̇thz also ˈmau̇z, ˈmau̇ths; in synecdochic compounds like “blabbermouths” ths more frequently ) Usage: …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
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BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
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NASTY — adjective ( nas·ti·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : disgustingly filthy b. : physically …
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TASTE — vi to take sparingly. 2. taste ·noun the act of tasting; gustation. 3. taste ·noun essay; trial; experience; experiment. 4. …
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NASTY — superl characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. 2. nasty ·superl offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. …
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LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
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TASTE — [taste] vb tast.ed ; tast.ing [ME, to touch, test, taste, fr. MF taster, fr. (assumed) VL taxitare, freq. of L …
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NASTY — [nas.ty] adj nas.ti.er ; -est [ME] (14c) 1 a: disgustingly filthy b: physically repugnant 2: indecent, obscene 3: mean, tawdry …
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MOUTH — [mouth] n, pl mouths often attrib [ME, fr. OE muth; akin to OHG mund mouth and perh. to L mentum …
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LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
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Britannica English vocabulary
TASTE — / teɪst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FLAVOUR 1. [ C , U ] the particular quality that …
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NASTY — / ˈnɑːsti; NAmE ˈnæsti/ adjective ( nas·tier , nas·ti·est ) 1. very bad or unpleasant : a nasty accident The …
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MOUTH — noun , verb ■ noun / maʊθ; NAmE / ( pl. mouths / maʊðz; NAmE /) PART OF FACE 1. …
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LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
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BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
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TASTE — I. taste 1 S2 W2 /teɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ taste , ↑ distaste , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NASTY — nas ‧ ty S2 /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative nastier , superlative nastiest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 …
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MOUTH — I. mouth 1 S2 W1 /maʊθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
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LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
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BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
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TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1 a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
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LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
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BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
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TASTE — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1 a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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MOUTH — n. & v. n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
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LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
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BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
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TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
Oxford English vocab
NASTY — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1. a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of …
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MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1. a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
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LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
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BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NASTY — ( nastier, nastiest) 1. Something that is nasty is very unpleasant to see, experience, or feel. ...an extremely nasty murder... …
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MOUTH — Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form 'mouths' is pronounced /maʊðz/. ( mouthing, mouthed) Frequency: …
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LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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NASTY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/terrible/nasty temper ▪ He ran back home in a terrible temper. a horrible/nasty/horrific accident …
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TASTE — (JUDGMENT) [noun] - a person's appreciation of and liking for particular thingsHis taste in clothes leaves a little to be …
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