"Hit a sour note" nghĩa là gì?

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"Hit a sour note" hoặc "strike a sour note" có nghĩa là gặp phải tình huống hoặc điều gì xấu, không may, không vui vẻ gì. "Sour" hiểu theo nghĩa "tồi, kém". 

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Despite her time at Holte Secondary ending on a sour note, Ms Panton insisted (khẳng định) she enjoyed her time there. 

County Executive Bob Culver hit on a sour note last week during a public input session for Wicomico’s capital spending plans (kế hoạch sử dụng vốn). 

A big weekend for ‘Bows athletics hit a sour note as the University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team fell victim to a second half blitz (trận oanh tạc) by the Texas Southern Tigers in a 74-57 loss. 

The three-day music festival featured more than 130 bands on 10 stages stretching more than a mile from the Broadway Pier to the Bayfront Hilton. The event hit a sour note with some Coronado folks (nhóm người) on the other side of the bay. 

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