Question

read the source of the allusion. in one of aesops fables, a fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes. he cannot reach them and therefore cannot eat them, so he decides they must be sour. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? what paul said about your new bike is clearly a case of sour grapes. finding fault with something that you cant have pointing out important details that are hard to see

Explanation:

The allusion "sour grapes" comes from Aesop's fable where the fox, unable to reach the grapes, deems them sour. In the context of Paul's comment on the new bike, it means he is finding fault with something he can't have.

Answer:

finding fault with something that you can't have