suck a lemon en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the grimace one sometimes gets from tasting the tartness of a lemon's citric acid.
Meanings
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(UK, idiomatic) To be in a sour or negative mood.
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
2000, “Everything in Its Right Place”, in Kid A, performed by Radiohead:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sucked a lemon | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sucked a lemon | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sucking a lemon | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sucks a lemon | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| suck lemons | alternative | lexicographic |