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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
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 "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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