"suck lemons" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sucks lemons [present, singular, third-person], sucking lemons [participle, present], sucked lemons [participle, past], sucked lemons [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=suck lemons}} suck lemons (third-person singular simple present sucks lemons, present participle sucking lemons, simple past and past participle sucked lemons)
  1. Alternative form of suck a lemon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: suck a lemon
    Sense id: en-suck_lemons-en-verb-nbUnDwNZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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