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    GET ONE'S LUMPS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actionsplay

    Synonyms:

    get one's lumps; take one's lumps

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "get one's lumps" is one way to...):

    pay (bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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