Accordingly desires to accept censure, being bad loser? (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
sour grapes
'bad loser?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'accordingly desires to accept censure' is the wordplay.
'accordingly' becomes 'so' (both can mean 'therefore', or 'as a result').
'desires' becomes 'urges'.
'to accept' is an insertion indicator.
'censure' becomes 'rap' (rap can mean to criticise or reprimand).
'urges' going around 'rap' is 'urgrapes'.
'so'+'urgrapes'='SOUR GRAPES'
'being' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sour grapes that I've seen before include "Disparagement of something one wants but cannot attain" , "Curmudgeonly attitude" , "Bitterness" , "Sham disdain for what one cannot have" , "pretended disdain" .)