| Idiom | Like It or Lump It |
|---|---|
| Example | If you miss one word, you're out of the spelling bee. Like it or lump it. |
| Meaning | whether you like it or not; certain to happen |
| Origin | This American saying comes from the early 1800s. Where does "lump" come from? Perhaps from a verb in British dialect, "to lump," which means to look gloomy, sulky, and cranky. You can resent what happens, or you can try to like, or at least accept, something because it is certain to happen. |
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