The Fox and the Grapes, like many Aesop’s Fables, is the source of the English idiom sour grapes. It describes an attitude that is common among all of us. Meaning of Idiom ‘Sour Grapes’ Sour grapes means to disparage something that one wants but cannot have by pretending that it was never desirable at all; … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Hear it Through the Grapevine’ To hear something through the grapevine means to learn of it through rumors passing from person to person; to acquire unsubstantiated information from sources that are not necessarily reliable. 1,2,3 Usage Usually expressed in the past tense as “I heard it through the grapevine.” Examples Of Use “I … Read more