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Meaning of suck a lemon | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be in a sour or negative mood.

UK, idiomatic

Examples

“I knew he must've woke up sucking a lemon when he didn't even say hello.”
“Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon / Everything, Everything, Everything / In its right place”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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