like it or lump it

Idioms  

1. Also, if you don't like it you can lump it. Whether or not you want to, as in Like it or lump it, we're staying home this summer. The origin of lump in this idiom is unclear; one writer believes it to be a euphemism for stuff it, a not unreasonable conjecture. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

I kind of love Ange and how it is a case of, 'I just play like this and you can kind of like it or lump it'.

From BBC

She’s got fighting words for those critics: “The way that I talk is the way that I sing. Like it or lump it.”

From Seattle Times

"It's a heritage structure. Like it or lump it, we can't erase history," she told the meeting.

From BBC

It’s quite another if the firm simply has a 60% allocation for people who are 65, like it or lump it.

From Los Angeles Times

“Quite frankly, young man, you can like it or lump it.”

From Seattle Times