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learn the hard way

Idiom Mistake

Meaning

to learn something through experience, especially through making mistakes

Example Sentences

"He learned the hard way that honesty is the best policy."

Related Expressions

Don’t give up hope

Keep believing that things will get better.

off the rails

to become uncontrolled or chaotic

to be in the same boat

to be in the same difficult situation

hang on

to wait for a short time

a bookworm

a person who loves reading books

add insult to injury

to make a bad situation even worse