lump and else together

lump together

1. To collect or gather disparate things into a single indiscriminate mass or group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lump" and "together." Don't lump together all these clothes before they go in the wash—separate out lights and darks first!
2. To put or categorize someone or something in the same manner or group as someone or something else, especially in a careless, hasty, or indiscriminate manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lump" and "together." We shouldn't be lumping Tom together with those other troublemakers just because he broke the rules one time. My novels are all high fantasy books written for adults, but most books stores still lump them together with stuff aimed at kids and young adults.
See also: lump, together
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lump someone and someone else together

 and lump something and something else together
to classify people or things as members of the same category. You just can't lump Bill and Ted together. They are totally different kinds of people. I tend to lump apples and oranges together.
See also: and, else, lump, together
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • lump together
  • piece out
  • wad up
  • tear off
  • angle
  • angling
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with