Get One's Lumps (Verb)
Meaning
Suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- He spent his college years partying and now he's having to get his lumps as he struggles through medical school.
- Her constant tardiness at the office finally caught up to her, and she had to get her lumps when her boss cut her hours.
- He continued to ignore his financial advisor's warnings about overspending, and now he has to get his lumps and file for bankruptcy.
- He had been reckless on the road for years, and after getting into a serious car accident, he was forced to get his lumps and pay the resulting medical bills.
- After years of buying on credit and not paying his bills, he had to get his lumps and deal with the consequent damage to his credit score.