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stood there like a lemon

stood there like a lemon is the simple past and past participle of stand there like a lemon.

Meaning of stand there like a lemon

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.

Questions about stood there like a lemon

What is stood there like a lemon the simple past and past participle of?
Stood there like a lemon is the simple past and past participle of stand there like a lemon.

Words near stood there like a lemon in the dictionary

  1. stood shilly-shally
  2. stood still
  3. stood tall
  4. stood the gaff
  5. stood the test of time
  6. stood there like a lemon
  7. stood to
  8. stood to reason
  9. stood together
  10. stood treat
  11. stood trial

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