- the school of hard knocks
- ► the school of hard knocks painful or difficult but useful life experiences.Main Entry: ↑knock
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(the) school of hard knocks — the school of hard knocks UK US noun the difficult experiences that happen in someone’s life and that influence the type of person they become kids who learn to survive in the school of hard knocks Thesaurus: difficult situations and… … Useful english dictionary
the school of hard knocks — life s hard lessons, learning from mistakes, roll with the punches Teachers taught me what I should know; the school of hard knocks taught me what I must know … English idioms
the school of hard knocks — UK / US noun the difficult experiences that happen in someone s life and that influence the type of person they become kids who learn to survive in the school of hard knocks … English dictionary
(the) school of hard knocks — learning through difficult experiences. An early training in the school of hard knocks was good preparation for a career in politics … New idioms dictionary
The Choir of Hard Knocks — is a choir consisting of homeless and disadvantaged people formed in Melbourne, Australia. It came to prominence as the subject of a five part Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary television series broadcast in 2007.[1] Contents 1… … Wikipedia
School of Hard Knocks — The School of Hard Knocks is an idiomatic phrase meaning the (sometimes painful) education one gets from life, often contrasted with formal education. It is a phrase which is most typically used by a person to claim a level of wisdom imparted by… … Wikipedia
school of hard knocks, the — school of ,hard knocks, the noun the difficult experiences that happen in someone s life and that influence the type of person they become: kids who learn to survive in the school of hard knocks … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
school of hard knocks — the experience gained from living, esp. from disappointment and hard work, regarded as a means of education: The only school he ever attended was the school of hard knocks. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
school of hard knocks — the experience gained from living, esp. from disappointment and hard work, regarded as a means of education: The only school he ever attended was the school of hard knocks. [1910 15, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
school of hard knocks — Someone who goes through the school of hard knocks learns through the positive and negative experiences of life rather than through a formal classroom education. He never went to college but the school of hard knocks made him a shrewd… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
