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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was a lemon" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is defective, faulty, or unreliable. Example: "The car I bought last week turned out to be a lemon. It broke down on the first day of driving it."
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Unfortunately for him, his instrument was a lemon.
It was a lemon, especially the Lucas electric system.
Finally, as the apartment failed every test, Kaywoodie agreed it was a lemon.
My favorite was a lemon cake made by a pastry chef named Jacques Mahou at Au Vieux Four in Tours.
Asked today if the Acela was a lemon, he said, "I wouldn't say that, but it's a complicated train".
Soft, orange-scented ricotta drizzled with honey and topped with crisp, shredded phyllo kataifi was a fine way to end the meal, as was a lemon sorbet.
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Some of you may remember, it was a lemon-lime 7-Up wannabe.
So what is a lemon these days?
Then there is a lemon that was kept on the living room mantelpiece – for 40 years.
But when I'm not there, you realize the car could be a lemon.
It is tough sometimes being a lemon, harder perhaps even than being a Billionaire for Bush.
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