the school of hard knocks

Bedeutung

learning from difficult experiences in life rather than from lessons

Lernen aus harten Lebenserfahrungen statt aus dem Unterricht.

Beispiele

1. 1My grandfather started work at fourteen and learnt everything in the school of hard knocks.
2. 2She has no business degree; she's a graduate of the school of hard knocks.
3. 3Ben learnt about business in the school of hard knocks, after three of his shops closed.
4. 4Nobody taught Aisha how to run a restaurant; everything she knows comes from the school of hard knocks.
5. 5Can the school of hard knocks really prepare you for a career better than a degree?

Grammatik

Steht mit the, oft nach in oder from oder in a graduate of the school of hard knocks. Das Wort knocks bleibt im Plural.

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