- do something the hard way
- to have a bad experience doing something, often when this is your own fault
English dictionary. 2014.
do something the hard way
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learn something the hard way — learn (something) the hard way to obtain knowledge or understanding through experience. We d never done anything like this, so we learned how to build a house the hard way. Since he won t take advice from anyone, I guess he is going to have to… … New idioms dictionary
do something the hard way — phrase to have a bad experience doing something, often when this is your own fault Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: hard … Useful english dictionary
learn (something) the hard way — ˌlearn (sth) the ˈhard way idiom to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told Main entry: ↑learnidiom … Useful english dictionary
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learn the hard way — learn (something) the hard way to obtain knowledge or understanding through experience. We d never done anything like this, so we learned how to build a house the hard way. Since he won t take advice from anyone, I guess he is going to have to… … New idioms dictionary
learn the hard way — phrase to learn how to do something by trying to do it and making a lot of mistakes A new computer simulator teaches drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the hard way. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… … Useful english dictionary
learn the hard way — to learn how to do something by trying to do it and making a lot of mistakes A new computer simulator teaches drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the hard way … English dictionary
hard way — {n.} The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the . * /The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
hard way — {n.} The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the . * /The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
