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school of hard knocks

school of hard knocks (école des coups durs)

Idiom Learning

Signification

learning through difficult life experiences

apprendre par des expériences de vie difficiles (apprendre par des experiences de vie difficiles)

Phrases d'exemple

"He didn’t go to college; he learned from the school of hard knocks."

"Il n'est pas allé à l'université ; il a appris de l'école des coups durs." (Il n'est pas alle a l'universite; il a appris de l'ecole des coups durs)

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