Idioms for 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
1
1250–1300; 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, adverbWords nearby lump
lumisterol,
lumière,
lumme,
lummix,
lummox,
lump,
lump hammer,
lump in one's throat,
lump of sugar,
lump sum,
lumpectomy
Definition for lump (2 of 2)
lump
2
[ 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
2
1785–95;
Americanism; perhaps identical with British dialect
lump to look sullen, of expressive orig.
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British Dictionary definitions for lump (1 of 2)
lump
1
/ (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)
lump
2
/ (lʌmp) /
verb
(tr) informal
to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it)
Word Origin for lump
C16: origin uncertain
Idioms and Phrases with lump
lump