Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make lemonade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: make le-mon-ade
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make the best of a difficult situation.

verb

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

Example Sentences

"... left to its own devices, the Church made lemonade by taking out ads in the Playbill."

Etymology

From when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Inflected Forms

makes lemonade (present, singular) making lemonade (participle, present) made lemonade (participle, past) made lemonade (past)

Questions

What does make lemonade mean?: To make the best of a difficult situation.
Where does make lemonade come from?: From when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

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