"stand there like a lemon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: stands there like a lemon [present, singular, third-person], standing there like a lemon [participle, present], stood there like a lemon [participle, past], stood there like a lemon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> there like a lemon}} stand there like a lemon (third-person singular simple present stands there like a lemon, present participle standing there like a lemon, simple past and past participle stood there like a lemon)
  1. (colloquial) To remain uselessly in a place or situation, without taking any action. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-stand_there_like_a_lemon-en-verb-tMi1vET7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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