on a sour note

idiom

: in an unpleasant way
Their relationship ended on a sour note.

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Stocks kicked off the new month of trading this week on a sour note. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024 Last season, Sacramento eliminated Golden State in the play-in round, ending Thompson’s tenure with the franchise on a sour note. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024 Fletcher cleared for practice After a breakout freshman season, Mark Fletcher Jr.’s season ended on a sour note with multiple injuries: a lisfranc injury in one of his feet and a shoulder injury. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024 This new chapter in Putin’s presidency began—circa 2011—on a sour note. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for on a sour note 

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“On a sour note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20sour%20note. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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