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do me a lemon

do me a lemon phrase: expresses disbelief.

Phrase

do me a lemon

  1. (UK, humorous, idiomatic) Expresses disbelief.

Synonyms of do me a lemon

Origin of do me a lemon

"Do me a favour" (rhyming with "lemon flavour") in Cockney rhyming slang.

Questions about do me a lemon

What does do me a lemon mean?
Do me a lemon means expresses disbelief.
What part of speech is do me a lemon?
Do me a lemon is a phrase.

Words near do me a lemon in the dictionary

  1. do justice
  2. do loop
  3. do loops
  4. do lunch
  5. do me a favour
  6. do me a lemon
  7. do more harm than good
  8. do n't
  9. do no harm
  10. do not disturb
  11. do not enter

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