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likes it or lumps it

likes it or lumps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of like it or lump it.

Meaning of like it or lump it

Verb

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, idiomatic) To accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.
    • We’re going to stay home this year. No holidays. You can like it or lump it.

Questions about likes it or lumps it

What is likes it or lumps it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Likes it or lumps it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of like it or lump it.

Words near likes it or lumps it in the dictionary

  1. likers
  2. Likert
  3. Likert scale
  4. Likert scales
  5. likes
  6. likes it or lumps it
  7. likes the sound of one's own voice
  8. likesome
  9. likest
  10. liketa
  11. liketh

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