| 释义 |
take your lumps take (one's) lumpsTo experience and accept adversity, challenges, etc. The term typically implies that one perseveres without complaint despite such negative experiences. I know that I have to take my lumps as an intern to earn the other employees' trust and move up the corporate ladder.See also: lump, taketake (or get) your lumps suffer punishment; be attacked or defeated. informal, chiefly North American 1971 Bernard Malamud The Tenants Now I take my lumps, he thought. Maybe for not satisfying Mary. See also: lump, taketake your ˈlumps (American English, informal) accept bad things that happen to you without complaining: If we make mistakes, we’ll take our lumps.See also: lump, take |