He had taken a lot of lumps growing up in the city — Когда он был пацаном, ему здорово доставалось. Город, ничего не поделаешь
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
take lumps — take (your) lumps American to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done. Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn t complain … New idioms dictionary
take your lumps — (or take a lot of lumps) US informal : to be badly beaten or hurt He took a lot of lumps as a kid growing up in the city. usually used figuratively Their first album took its lumps from the critics. [=it was harshly criticized] The team has taken … Useful english dictionary
take the lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take the/your lumps — US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take your lumps — take the/your lumps US INFORMAL ► to experience problems without complaining: » As a trader, sometimes you ve just got to take your lumps. Main Entry: ↑lump … Financial and business terms
take your lumps — take (your) lumps American to receive and accept criticism or punishment for something you have done. Joe blames nobody but himself for his problems. He takes his lumps and doesn t complain … New idioms dictionary
take (or get) one's lumps informal, — take (or get) one s lumps informal, chiefly N. Amer. be attacked, punished, or defeated. → lump … English new terms dictionary
take it — [v] accept, endure acknowledge, agree, bear with, bite the bullet, capitulate, don’t make waves*, don’t rock the boat*, face the music*, go along with, grin and bear it*, hang tough, live with, play the game*, put up with, sit still for*, stand… … New thesaurus
take one’s lumps — tv. to accept the result or punishment one deserves. (See also get one’s lumps.) □ You’ve got to learn to take your lumps if you’re going to be in politics. □ I hate taking my lumps. I’d rather pretend nothing had happened … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take one's lumps — verb a) To receive physical abuse and to survive. When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, theyd break… … Wiktionary
lumps — n. (colloq.) punishment to take one s lumps * * * (colloq.) [ punishment ] to take one s lumps … Combinatory dictionary
