"like it or lump it" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-like it or lump it.ogg [Australia] Forms: likes it or lumps it [present, singular, third-person], liking it or lumping it [participle, present], liked it or lumped it [participle, past], liked it or lumped it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|like<> it or lump<> it}} like it or lump it (third-person singular simple present likes it or lumps it, present participle liking it or lumping it, simple past and past participle liked it or lumped it)
  1. (colloquial) To accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not. Tags: colloquial Related terms: lump it

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