Object

• cream: Dill is traditionally added to any dish with a white sauce, from potato salad to sour cream fresh vegetable dip.

• relation: Instead, people like Lamont are trying to sour the bilateral relations between two historical allies.

• relationship: Any dispute over finances is likely to sour the relationship to the detriment of both parties.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• turn: Keep pot size increase to a minimum - too much compost unoccupied by roots can turn the soil sour.

Modifies a noun

• grape: Sour grapes on behalf of your daddy, maybe?

• cream: Try adding a dash of sour cream with the thyme garnish.

• rootstock: Growers could only protect their trees from tristeza by not using sour orange rootstocks, which are highly susceptible to the virus.

• pork: Local business people are lunchtime regulars, tucking into set menus of both crispy aromatic duck & sweet & sour pork.

• taste: These people have left a sour taste in my mouth.

• sauce: The chicken dhansak was above average, a good portion of chicken in a sour sweet sauce.

Modifying Another Word

• slightly: This gave the sushi a slightly sour taste, which became very popular.

• somewhat: Local wildlife With a somewhat sour taste in my mouth from immigration, I ventured into Cairns.

• quickly: Workers quickly sour on a boss who plays favorites or punishes scapegoats.

• rather: Plain Term used to describe dull liquor often with a rather sour taste.

• too: Not too sour - more a hint than a blast!

• little: They are generally a little sour to work up your appetite.

Used with why or when

• when: A Tranmere Rovers fanatic's favorite striker just can't stop scoring but his affections turn sour when Super Davie scores once too often.

Used with adjective complement

• turn: The open rivalry turns sour between two groups of a girl's college.

• go: I found the noodles had gone sour, most food was very old.

• taste: Nowadays, because we are used to high levels of sugar in our food, the crab apple tastes really sour.