take one's lumps

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Definition of take one's lumps in English English dictionary

To receive physical abuse and to survive

When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, they'd break every bone in my body..

To endure through criticism or other adversity

As is the case with so many outspoken civil libertarians, Chafee took his lumps. He was strongly criticized by several Harvard Law School graduates.

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

Turkish pronunciation

teyk wʌnz lʌmps

Synonyms

tough it out

Pronunciation

/ˈtāk ˈwənz ˈləmps/ /ˈteɪk ˈwʌnz ˈlʌmps/