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trustgodprov | 01:45 Mon 11th Oct 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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'Lump' has been used since the early 19th century to mean 'put up with something that has to be accepted'. In that sense, it is an obvious opposite of 'like'. The earliest recorded use of the words together was in the form: "Let 'em lump it if they don't like it."
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