go sour

verb

To spoil, rot, become sour.

“The flight went sour after I spilled coffee all over myself.”

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go badturn sour
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Meanings

verbgo sour (third-person singular simple present goes sour, present participle going sour, simple past went sour, past participle gone sour)

present singular third person goes sour · participle present going sour · past went sour · participle past gone sour

  1. To spoil, rot, become sour.

    Synonyms: go bad

  2. figurativelyTo become unpleasing, unpleasant, unsatisfying, unfulfilling to one's wishes.

    The flight went sour after I spilled coffee all over myself.

    Synonyms: turn sour

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo spoil, rot, become sour.

Similar
go bad

verbTo become unpleasing, unpleasant, unsatisfying, unfulfilling to one's wishes.

Similar
turn sour
Also see
go off

Translations

Finnish mennä pieleen
  • mennä pieleen(figuratively) to become unpleasant
French tourner au vinaigre, mal tourner
  • tourner au vinaigre(figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • mal tourner(figuratively) to become unpleasant
Polish psuć się, zepsuć się
  • psuć się(figuratively) to become unpleasant
  • zepsuć się(figuratively) to become unpleasant
Cite this entry
APA

go sour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20sour

MLA

“go sour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20sour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go sour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20sour.

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