Inearly flipped the bird at the man who drove me up the wall trying to sell me a lemon. what does this idiomatic phrase actually mean? 1. i nearly threw all the money at the man who took me for a drive trying to sell me a boat 2. i nearly spat at the man who took me home the long way trying to sell me some fruit 3. i nearly swore at the man who made me annoyed by trying to sell me a duff vehicle 4. i nearly blew a kiss at the man who drove really fast trying to sell me a basket of lemons