Collocations for "lemon"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lemon" in context.
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lemon
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [kilo, sack, pound] of lemons
- [three] slices of lemon
- [cut, slice, squeeze, halve, quarter] a lemon
- would you like a slice of lemon with [that, your soda]?
- [soda, a cold drink] with lemon and ice
- the bitter taste of lemon
- squeeze a lemon on [top, the fish]
- [fish, water] with lemon
- squeeze lemons for lemonade
- the juice from [two] lemons
- lemons and limes
- different [shades, hues, types, tones] of lemon
- informal: the [law, greyhound, car] turned out to be a lemon
- slang: when life gives you lemons, (make lemonade)
- UK, slang: don't just [sit, stand] there like a lemon!
- lemon [juice, sherbet, soda, cake, pie, frosting]
- lemon [peel, skin, zest, pips]
- is lemon [flavored, flavor]
- UK: lemon squash
- lemon trees in the [fields, yard, garden, courtyard]
- a lemon [dress, T-shirt, top, skirt]
- lemon [tones, paint, walls]
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
- a [squirt, few drops] of lemon juice
- make a lemon [tart, pie]
- make lemon [chicken, curd, jam, jelly]
- [eat, make] lemon [ice cream, sherbet]
- [two] lemon slices
- picked from the lemon tree
- have a lemon tree [on the terrace, in the yard]
- lemon-flavored [candy, yogurt, desserts]
- painted in lemon yellow
'lemon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beer
- bitter
- cream
- crush
- dash
- drizzle
- fennel
- flounder
- grate
- grove
- haddock
- honey
- ice
- juice
- lobster
- mackerel
- oil
- orange
- oyster
- parsley
- peel
- perch
- pop
- remainder
- shrimp
- soap
- soda
- sole
- sour
- splash
- squash
- squeeze
- squirt
- suck
- sweet
- tart
- taste
- tea
- to
- tree
- twist
- water
- wedge
- yellow
- yoghurt
- zest