lump together

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Related to lump together: poo-pooing

Translations

alles in einen Topf werfen

mettre dans le même sac

ta under ett

w>lump together

vt sep

(= put together) → zusammentun; books → zusammenstellen; expenses, money → zusammenlegen

(= judge together) persons, topics → in einen Topf werfen, über einen Kamm scheren; he lumped all the soldiers together as traitors → er urteilte all die Soldaten pauschal als Verräter ab

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I have saved five hundred pound in his service, and after all to be used in this manner.--It is a fine encouragement to servants to be honest; and to be sure, if I have taken a little something now and then, others have taken ten times as much; and now we are all put in a lump together. If so be that it be so, the legacy may go to the devil with him that gave it.

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