Meaning

2 senses

  1. To make the best of a difficult situation.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, lemonade.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. If life deals you lemons, make lemonade.

    ruЕсли жизнь подсовывает тебе лимоны, сделай из них лимонад.

    deWenn das Leben dir Zitronen zuteilt, mache Limonade.

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  2. I used the lemons that Tom gave me to make lemonade.

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  3. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

    deWenn das Leben dir Zitronen zuteilt, mache Limonade.

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  4. Did you make this lemonade?

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  5. Tom made lemonade.

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Origin

From when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

From when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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Forms

makes lemonade, making lemonade, made lemonade, made lemonade
Base formmake lemonade · to make lemonade
3rd person singularmakes lemonade
Present participlemaking lemonade
Past simplemade lemonade
Past participlemade lemonade

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake lemonade
he, she, itmakes lemonade

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade lemonade

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made lemonade
he, she, ithas made lemonade

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make lemonade

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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