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Idioms about lump
get / take one's lumps, to receive or endure hardship, punishment, criticism, etc.: Without its star pitcher, the baseball team will get its lumps today.
Origin of lump
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lumpe, lomp(e); cognate with early Dutch lompe “piece,” Danish lump(e) “lump,” dialectal Norwegian lump “block”
OTHER WORDS FROM lump
lump·ing·ly, adverbOther definitions for lump (2 of 2)
lump2
[ luhmp ]
/ lʌmp /
verb (used with object) Informal.
to put up with; resign oneself to; accept and endure: If you don't like it, you can lump it.
Origin of lump
2An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; perhaps identical with British dialect lump “to look sullen”
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British Dictionary definitions for lump (1 of 2)
lump1
/ (lʌmp) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for lump
C13: probably related to early Dutch lompe piece, Scandinavian dialect lump block, Middle High German lumpe rag
British Dictionary definitions for lump (2 of 2)
lump2
/ (lʌmp) /
verb
(tr) informal to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it)
Word Origin for lump
C16: origin uncertain
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