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When life gives you lemons… (Fruit idioms)

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by Kate Woodford

You may have heard the cheery saying When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! It means, when something bad happens to you, take a positive attitude and use it to your advantage. (After all, lemons on their own are sour and unpleasant, but add sugar and water and you have a delicious drink!) This idiom (heard on a podcast this morning) reminded me of all the nice fruit idioms we have in the English language. I thought I’d share the best of them with you.

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