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leave a sour taste in one's mouth

To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
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But after having been employed for her "entire adult life," her experience of being uninsured leaves a sour taste in her mouth.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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酸っぱい味を口に残す

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