English · Idiom Candidate

suck a lemon

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to look unhappy or displeased

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trông buồn hoặc không hài lòng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to suck on a sour lemon

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She sucked a lemon when her team lost the game

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “suck a lemon” mean?

to look unhappy or displeased Literally: to suck on a sour lemon

Is “suck a lemon” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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