lump it

verb

To endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.

“Sorry, but you'll just have to lump it.”

Meanings

verblump it (third-person singular simple present lumps it, present participle lumping it, simple past and past participle lumped it)

present singular third person lumps it · participle present lumping it · participle past lumped it · past lumped it

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.

    Sorry, but you'll just have to lump it.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lump it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20it.

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