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Phrase(s): sweet and sour
a combination of fruity sweet and sour, but not necessarily salty, flavors. (Typically referring to certain Chinese-American foods.) • I prefer sweet-andsour pork to anything else on the menu. • Alice does not care for sweet-and-sour dishes, but she will usually eat whatever we serve her.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs