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TAKE ONE'S LUMPS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does take one's lumps mean?

• TAKE ONE'S LUMPS (verb)
The verb TAKE ONE'S LUMPS has 1 sense:

1. suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions

Familiarity information: TAKE ONE'S LUMPS used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TAKE ONE'S LUMPS (verb)

Sense 1

take one's lumps ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

get one's lumps; take one's lumps

Hypernyms (to "take one's lumps" is one way to...):

pay (bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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