Competitive Business Language

noun a metaphorical phrase referring to someone who disparages something that they cannot have or achieve

• The competitor's criticism of the winning team's performance is nothing but sour grapes.
• She's just mad because she didn't get the promotion - it's all sour grapes.
• Stop being so salty about it, it's just sour grapes.
• His sour grapes attitude towards the situation is not helping anyone.

noun a word that can be the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or the subject complement of a sentence

• The CEO was so angry with the employee's performance that he wanted his head on a plate.
• My boss was so mad at me for messing up the project, he said he wanted my head on a plate.
• If I don't pass this test, my mom will want my head on a platter.
• After finding out about the betrayal, she wanted his head on a plate for what he had done.