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school of hard knocks
noun
- the experience gained from living, especially from disappointment and hard work, regarded as a means of education:
The only school he ever attended was the school of hard knocks.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of school of hard knocks1
An Americanism dating back to 1910鈥15
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Idioms and Phrases
The practical experience of life, including hardship and disappointments. For example, A self-made man, he never went to college but came up through the school of hard knocks . This idiom uses knock , 鈥渁 blow,鈥 as a metaphor for a setback. [Mid-1800s]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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