Fruit Idioms
6. Lemon
1. Lemon
- Meaning: A vehicle that does not work properly
- E.g. The car dealer sold me a lemon.
2. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
- Meaning: Focus on the good in a bad situation and take action accordingly.
- E.g. While I was devastated to lose my job, being unemployed gave me the time to finally go back to school. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right?
3. (go) suck a lemon
- Meaning: An expression of anger, scorn, or disdain. Primarily heard in US, Canada.
- E.g. Charles: "You never do any chores around the house, you just leave them for the rest of us!" Sam: "Oh, go suck a lemon, Charles! I don't have to listen to your crap."
- E.g. I can't believe you told your teacher to suck a lemon after she yelled at you.
