Like It or Lump It spoken language
Said to someone when you mean that they must accept a circumstance to which they are averse because it is unchangeable.
Well, like it or lump it, this rabbit is the only thing we have to eat tonight in this forest.
A: I'm not gonna drink stream water! B: Like it or lump it. That's the only source of water near here.
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the verb "lump", which dates back to the 1500s.
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.