surt sa räven

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "sour said the fox (about the rowan berries)".

Idiom

surt sa räven (om rönnbären)

  1. sour grapes.

Usage notes

Since rowan berries are actually sour, the point of the idiom is somewhat lost in Swedish.

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