schiefgehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
Senses
schiefgehen is used for these senses in English:
- go pear-shaped (intransitive, especially, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, idiomatic) To go awry; to go wrong. [from 1980s]
- go wrong (intransitive, idiomatic) To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
- sour (intransitive) To become disenchanted.
sour — full definition
- adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
- adjective Spoiled or gone bad from fermenting.
- adjective Unpleasant, bad-tempered, or unfriendly.
- noun A cocktail made with a spirit, citrus juice, and sugar.
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