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Originally Posted by blacknomi Hello, dear teachers,
leave a bad taste in your mouth. Don't get it. 
sabrina | This idiom focuses on the lingering effect of unpleasantness. Some foods taste bad, but the bad taste go away quickly. Other foods leave a bad taste for a period of time. When this idiom is applied to things other than food, it is about the lingering bad taste.
We had been dating for two months and I liked him very much. Monday night we went out and he became drunk and abusive. He has called me ten times since but I haven't returned his phone calls. His behavior on Monday left a bad taste in my mouth. |
Mike, Excellent example.
Can I change the idiom a bit to "leave a good taste in my mouth"?
(hehehe, I was just trying to play word game, but don't know if it makes sense in your language.)
Noam Chomsky's incredible innovation of Transformational Rule helps
ESL teachers better understand the complicated structure of grammar. His theory left a good taste in my mouth.
sabrina