do me a lemon in English

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  "etymology_text": "\"Do me a favour\" (rhyming with \"lemon flavour\") in Cockney rhyming slang.",
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        "Expresses disbelief."
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        "(UK, idiomatic, humorous) Expresses disbelief."
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          "word": "pull the other leg"
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          "word": "pull the other one, it's got bells on"
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{
  "etymology_text": "\"Do me a favour\" (rhyming with \"lemon flavour\") in Cockney rhyming slang.",
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      },
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Expresses disbelief."
      ],
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        "(UK, idiomatic, humorous) Expresses disbelief."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "humorous",
        "idiomatic"
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    {
      "word": "pull the other leg"
    },
    {
      "word": "pull the other one, it's got bells on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "do me a lemon"
}

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"do me a lemon" meaning in English

Phrase