when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
You should always make the best out of difficult situations.
lemonade
UK /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/ US /ˈlɛmənˌeɪd/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
cold, cool, sweet
VERB + LEMONADE
buy, drank, drinking, drinks, handing, like, make, sip
LEMONADE + NOUN
orangeade, tea, tom
PREP.
down, out, than
Definitions
noun
1
A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk.
The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea.
2
A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.
3
Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.
In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak.
Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs
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Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk.
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The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea.
Wiktionary03
In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak.
Wiktionary04
The lemonade is cold.
Tatoeba · #46276205
They drink a lot of lemonade.
Tatoeba · #98641206
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Tatoeba · #997948Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, lemonade is marked as derogatory, slang, US, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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