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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Take one's lumps and hang fire

Hi

Could you please tell me if these idioms are common among native speakers?

Take one's lumps: to suffer punishment or bad luck when trying something:

If you play ice hockey you have to take your lumps; it's a rough sport.

Hang fire: delay or wait:

It's best to hang fire with our plan now. We hardly have any money.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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#1 yes #2 refers to an unexpected delay. Not very common.

— Clive

  • #1 yes #2 refers to an unexpected delay.
  • Not very common.
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#1 yes

#2 refers to an unexpected delay. Not very common.

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Mr. TomTake one's lumps

Here in the UK I have never heard of this. M-W dictionary says it's American.

Mr. TomHang fire

This is a well-known expression in the UK. I wouldn't quite go so far as to say it is "common".

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They are not familiar to all English speakers. They seem to be more common in certain regions than in others.

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