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Lump itLump itPosted Dec 7, 2007 1:28 UTC (Fri) by ncm (subscriber, #165)Parent article: Likewise Open-Sources Active Directory Authentication for Linux (eWeek)
I don't think "like it or lump it" means what Steven thinks it means.
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Lump it Posted Dec 7, 2007 10:27 UTC (Fri) by hawk (subscriber, #3195) [Link] I tried to look it up, but "if you tell someone to like it or lump it, you mean they must accept a situation they do not like, because they cannot change it" (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/like+it+or+lump+it) seems to be the same usage as in Steven's article, is this incorrect?
Lump it Posted Dec 7, 2007 12:48 UTC (Fri) by zotz (guest, #26117) [Link] Perhaps the "cannot change it" bit is at issue? People are working to change it after all... all the best, drew
Lump it Posted Dec 10, 2007 5:00 UTC (Mon) by himi (guest, #340) [Link] The issue is the context - the way he's used it the intended meaning reads more like "regardless of whether you like it or hate it", and "like it or lump it" does /not/ mean that. himi
Lump it Posted Dec 13, 2007 21:30 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190) [Link] *blink* Does it matter...?
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