To my perspective and this is what i always thought it meant: when you get something out of life make the best of it.

Make the best of what life deals to you. Good advice!

Make good with what ya got, cause that's all your ever going to get.

1) "“Our mission is to work together to transform problems into possibilities, obstacles into opportunities. We believe it is not the events of our lives that make us happy or miserable, it’s what we choose to do about them that makes the difference.” Embracing the idea that when life gives lemons, make lemonade, the group’s stated goal is “to turn life’s lemons into something sweet.”" Source and further information: http://www.mylocalnews.com/nws/index.php?/main/content/fired_up_sisters_offers_support_to_fire_victims/ 2) ""The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." -Winston Churchill Not specifically "lemons," but the message is the same." Source and further information: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.101517 3) When Life Gives Me Lemons I Make Lemonade by The Boy Least Likely To http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w54RJYpeHVk Lyrics: "I’ve been up and I’ve been down I’ve always got my head in the clouds Hoping that I could find One of them that’s silver-lined I don’t care, it can rain All it wants on my parade Because when life gives me Lemons I make lemonade" http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/When-Life-Gives-Me-Lemons-I-Make-Lemonade-lyrics-The-Boy-Least-Likely-To/7C54C935C9B4B90D4825757C002DE88E

Turn the bad things into good things.

It is an age old adage used to encourage optimism in the face of adversity.