GET ONE'S LUMPS

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

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET ONE'S LUMPS (verb)

Sense 1

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 "get one's lumps" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s