to learn by making mistakes or through difficult experiences
aprender a base de errores o experiencias difíciles (aprender a base de errores o experiencias difíciles)
"He learned the hard way that honesty is the best policy."
"Él aprendió de la manera difícil que la honestidad es la mejor política." (El **aprendió de la manera difícil** que la honestidad es la mejor política.)
to have confidence in your own abilities
to smile broadly because of happiness
to use something until it becomes unusable
something that has a very small chance of success
to deceive or trick someone
to work through the details of something by discussion