lump

lump

informal An awkward, clumsy, or stupid person. They gave the promotion to Dave? Why on earth would they put that lump in charge of anything? She spends so much time doting on her lump of a younger brother that she hasn't really done anything with her own life.

lump it

An expression of annoyance and dismissal of someone or something. It means the same as "Forget it!" Well, you can lump it because I'm not staying late to help you—that project is your responsibility!
See also: lump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lump

n. a stupid clod of a person. I am not a lump! I am just sedate and pensive.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (one's) lumps
  • a lump in the throat
  • a lump in your throat
  • bring a lump to (one's) throat
  • get (one's) lumps
  • get a lump in (one's) throat
  • get lumps
  • get one’s lumps
  • have a lump in (one's) throat
  • have a lump in your throat
  • if you don't like it, lump it
  • like it or lump it
  • Like it or lump it!
  • lump
  • lump (someone or something) (in) with (someone or something)
  • lump and else together
  • lump in (one's) throat
  • lump in one's throat
  • lump in the throat
  • lump in throat
  • lump it
  • Lump it!
  • lump to (one's) throat
  • lump together
  • lump with
  • take (one's) lumps
  • take lumps
  • take one’s lumps
  • take your lumps
  • you can like it or lump it
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This benefit is paired with a lump sum payable as of his claiming date (i.e., the Lump Sum claiming age), where the amount is equal to the actuarial present value of his delayed retirement credit.
"How did you find this lump?" She honestly replied, pointing at her husband, sitting next to her.
Finally, when her lip swelled up due to the lump, the woman went to see a doctor and was in for a rude surprise.
All females having clinically palpable breast lump of age between 15 and 35 years were included in this study.
In this section, we are going to generate lump solutions to (9) by searching for quadratic function solutions to (7) with the assumption
Although 8 out of 10 cases of breast lumps are not cancerous and undergoing biopsy is the only way to rule out breast cancer, says leading doctor Dr.
"I found a lump in my breast and Paterson told me I had 3/4 stage pre-cancerous cells," she said.
Fortunately, the IRS and Treasury have recognized that it is not necessarily beneficial to force participants to make an all-or-nothing choice between an immediate lump sum and an annuity stream that could last a lifetime.
Sutton asks herself why we would think that, for example, our lump of clay, CLAY, is not a conventional entity (an extrinsically composed object), in the sense in which artefacts are.
There are many other tumours a growing lump could be.
A MUM has told how she swallowed a hard lump in her can of Coke - containing a mix of seven disgusting extra ingredients including an insect, hairs and plastic.
A: Finding a lump is always a cause for concern and should ideally always be checked out by your veterinary surgeon.
Seaborne iron ore lump premiums saw slight gains this last Wednesday as spot trades indicated a stronger willingness among buyers to accept higher price levels.
Older ewes were also found to be more prone to acute mastitis and those with the infection were significantly more likely to have a lump in the udder when examined later in the same lactation.