Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like it or lump it

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: like it or lump it
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"We’re going to stay home this year. No holidays. You can like it or lump it."
"I see you dont like that, any of you; but its true, for all that; so if you dont like it you can lump it."
"I’m pussyfooting around you no more – like it or lump it, my father is part of my life, I’m part of him, and I won’t let you pull me in two over this any more."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

likes it or lumps it (present, singular) liking it or lumping it (participle, present) liked it or lumped it (participle, past) liked it or lumped it (past)

Phrases

lump it

Frequently Paired Words

lump it

Synonyms

like it or leave it love it or lump it

Questions

What does like it or lump it mean?: To accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.

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