lump : Idioms & Phrases
get one's lumps
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verb suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
get one's lumps.
WordNet
In a lump
- the whole together; in gross.
They may buy them in the lump. Addison.
Webster 1913
In the lump
Webster 1913
Lump coal
- coal in large lumps; the largest size brought from the mine.
Webster 1913
lump sugar
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noun refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings
WordNet
Lump sum
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noun a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money
WordNet
- a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.
(b) a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as contrasted with the alternate choice of several payments over a period of time.
Webster 1913
take one's lumps
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verb suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
get one's lumps.
