fox and the grapes

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Definition of fox and the grapes in English English dictionary

a fable (=a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by Aesop in which a fox tries many times to reach some grapes that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying "They're probably sour (=having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway". This attitude is called sour grapes

Hyphenation

Fox and the grapes

Turkish pronunciation

fäks ınd dhi greyps

Pronunciation

/ˈfäks ənd ᴛʜē ˈgrāps/ /ˈfɑːks ənd ðiː ˈɡreɪps/