The difference between Like it or lump it and Lump
When used as verbs, like it or lump it means to accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not, whereas lump means to treat as a single unit.
Lump is also noun with the meaning: something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together.
check bellow for the other definitions of Like it or lump it and Lump
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Like it or lump it as a verb:
to accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.
Examples:
"We're going to stay home this year. No holidays. You can like it or lump it."
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Lump as a noun:
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Examples:
"Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps."
"a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese"
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Lump as a noun:
A group, set, or unit.
Examples:
"The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment."
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Lump as a noun:
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
Examples:
"Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?"
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Lump as a noun:
A dull or lazy person.
Examples:
"Don't just sit there like a lump."
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Lump as a noun (informal, as plural):
A beating or verbal abuse.
Examples:
"He's taken his lumps over the years."
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Lump as a noun:
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
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Lump as a noun:
A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
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Lump as a verb:
To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner.
Examples:
"People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures."