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sucked a lemon

sucked a lemon is the simple past and past participle of suck a lemon.

Meaning of suck a lemon

Verb

suck a lemon (third-person singular simple present sucks a lemon, present participle sucking a lemon, simple past and past participle sucked a lemon)

  1. (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.

Questions about sucked a lemon

What is sucked a lemon the simple past and past participle of?
Sucked a lemon is the simple past and past participle of suck a lemon.

Words near sucked a lemon in the dictionary

  1. suckauhock
  2. suckboy
  3. suckboys
  4. sucked
  5. sucked a big one
  6. sucked a lemon
  7. sucked all the air out of
  8. sucked and blew
  9. sucked and blown
  10. sucked arse
  11. sucked ass

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