Lump together

Lump together Meanings:

• To combine (various items) and treat them as a unit. See lump, v. i
• To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group. April 14, 2007, The Guardian, The poorest of the poor "Those who asked the authorities for help were a mixed bag: elderly, unemployed, sick or injured, widows, orphans, the mentally ill; all were lumped together in a "one size fits all" welfare system."