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stand there like a lemon

stand there like a lemon verb: to remain uselessly in a place or situation, without taking any action.

Verb

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.

Forms of stand there like a lemon

third-person singular presentstands there like a lemon
present participlestanding there like a lemon
past participlestood there like a lemon
paststood there like a lemon

Questions about stand there like a lemon

What does stand there like a lemon mean?
Stand there like a lemon means to remain uselessly in a place or situation, without taking any action.
What part of speech is stand there like a lemon?
Stand there like a lemon is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand there like a lemon?
The past tense of stand there like a lemon is stood there like a lemon.

Words near stand there like a lemon in the dictionary

  1. stand still
  2. stand stills
  3. stand tall
  4. stand the gaff
  5. stand the test of time
  6. stand there like a lemon
  7. stand to
  8. stand to attention
  9. stand to pee
  10. stand to pees
  11. stand to reason

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