[Idiom] do me a lemon!

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katya2804

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Hi,
Does anyone know what the expression "do me a lemon" means? I've heard it from someone from London. Is it the same as do me a favour or do me a flavour? Does it relate to Cockney slang?
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Katya.
 

Tdol

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It is the same- some suggest it's from lemon flavour for favour. Maybe it has split two ways, so some use lemon and some use flavour instead of favour.
 

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