It’s A Lemon (Buy A Lemon)
- It’s A Lemon (Buy A Lemon)
- How common is this idiom?: Not commonly used
- Literal Meaning: To buy a lemon means to purchase a defective or problematic item, usually a car.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To buy a lemon is an idiomatic expression that means to purchase something that turns out to be defective, problematic, or not what was expected.
- I bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon, it's been nothing but trouble.
- Be careful when buying a used phone online, you don't want to end up with a lemon.
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