1. Ý Nghĩa
Buy a lemon: là thành ngữ được sử dụng để mô tả tình huống khi ai đó mua một sản phẩm hoặc vật phẩm nhưng hóa ra lại bị lỗi, bị hư hoặc không tốt như mong đợi.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
With all the weird noises coming from my secondhand refrigerator, I’m afraid I bought a lemon from the thrift shop.
That used laptop, which cost a fortune, crashed within a week. Looks like I bought a lemon.
This laptop I picked up at the flea market is slower than a snail on vacation. I must’ve bought a lemon, man.
You know that TV I got on sale? Well, the screen flickers like a strobe light. I guess I bought a lemon, huh?
They’re interested in that affordable apartment, but if the neighbors are wild party animals, they’re about to buy a lemon.
I’m sure I bought a lemon from the electronics store after the TV went off by itself three times.