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Meaning of like it or lump it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.

colloquial

Examples

“We’re going to stay⟳ home this year. No holidays. You can like⟳ it or lump it.”
“I see⟳ you dont like⟳ that, any of you; but its true, for all that; so if you dont like⟳ it you can lump it.”
“I’m pussyfooting around you no more – like⟳ it or lump it, my father is part of my life, I’m part of him, and I won’t let⟳ you pull⟳ me in two over this any more.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

like like like liked like likes like liking like of like the sound of one's own voice

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