TAKE ONE'S LUMPS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

get one's lumps; take one's lumps

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "take 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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