- take lumps
- take (your) lumps
American
to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done.
Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn't complain.
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take lumps
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take your lumps — (or take a lot of lumps) US informal : to be badly beaten or hurt He took a lot of lumps as a kid growing up in the city. usually used figuratively Their first album took its lumps from the critics. [=it was harshly criticized] The team has taken … Useful english dictionary
take the lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take the/your lumps — US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take your lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take your lumps — take (your) lumps American to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done. Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn t complain … New idioms dictionary
take (or get) one's lumps informal, — take (or get) one s lumps informal, chiefly N. Amer. be attacked, punished, or defeated. → lump … English new terms dictionary
take it — [v] accept, endure acknowledge, agree, bear with, bite the bullet, capitulate, don’t make waves*, don’t rock the boat*, face the music*, go along with, grin and bear it*, hang tough, live with, play the game*, put up with, sit still for*, stand… … New thesaurus
take one’s lumps — tv. to accept the result or punishment one deserves. (See also get one’s lumps.) □ You’ve got to learn to take your lumps if you’re going to be in politics. □ I hate taking my lumps. I’d rather pretend nothing had happened … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take one's lumps — verb a) To receive physical abuse and to survive. When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, theyd break… … Wiktionary
lumps — n. (colloq.) punishment to take one s lumps * * * (colloq.) [ punishment ] to take one s lumps … Combinatory dictionary
