He took a lot of lumps as a kid growing up in the city.
Their first album took its lumps from the critics. [=it was harshly criticized]
The team has taken its lumps [=it has lost many games] this year, but their play has improved recently.
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We made mistakes but we took our lumps.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
take your lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take your lumps — take (your) lumps American to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done. Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn t complain … New idioms dictionary
take your lumps — endure bumps and hits, suffer through injuries To play hockey, you have to learn to take your lumps … English idioms
take the lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take the/your lumps — US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take lumps — take (your) lumps American to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done. Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn t complain … New idioms dictionary
take one’s lumps — tv. to accept the result or punishment one deserves. (See also get one’s lumps.) □ You’ve got to learn to take your lumps if you’re going to be in politics. □ I hate taking my lumps. I’d rather pretend nothing had happened … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
On Your Radar (album) — On Your Radar Studio album by The Saturdays Released 21 November 2011 … Wikipedia
Count Your Sheep — Author(s) Adrian Ramos Website http://www.countyoursheep.com/ Current status / schedule Updating weekdays, except Wednesdays Launch date … Wikipedia
lump — ▪ I. lump lump 1 [lʌmp] noun 1. take the/your lumps informal to have some problems: • They took their lumps but they re on the road to profitability. 2. the lump … Financial and business terms
