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in the fleshin the fullness of time
in the good graces of
in the grease
In the gross
in the hole
in the know
in the lap of the gods
in the large
in the lead
in the least
in the light of
in the long run
in the long term
IN THE LORD
in the lurch
in the main
in the market
in the meantime
in the midst
in the name of
in the neighborhood of
in the nick of time
In the person of
in the pink
in the public eye
in the raw
in the red
In the rough
in the round
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Lump Lump, n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. `` A lump of cheese.'' --Piers Plowman. `` This lump of clay.'' --Shak. 2. A mass or aggregation of things. 3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. In the lump, In a lump, the whole together; in gross. They may buy them in the lump. --Addison. Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine. Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.
