How to Pronounce "like it or lump it"
expression
LYKE-it-er-LUHMP-it
LYKE-it-or-LUHMP-it
Definition
This expression means you have to accept a situation whether you like it or not, because you cannot change it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈɔɹ/, /ɝ/ /ˈɫəmp/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt
British English
lˈaɪk/ /ˈɪt/ /ˈɔː/ /lˈʌmp/ /ˈɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE-it-er-LUHMP-it
UK
LYKE-it-or-LUHMP-it
Listen in Context
You have to go to school, like it or lump it.
Dinner is at 7, like it or lump it.
This is the rule—like it or lump it.
We’re moving to a smaller house, like it or lump it.