She learned how to make investments the hard way.
•I wish I didn't have to learn things the hard way.
•I found out the hard way that it's difficult to work and go to school at the same time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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
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
hard\ way — noun 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 challenger … Словарь американских идиом
learn — W1S1 [lə:n US lə:rn] v past tense and past participle learned or learnt [lə:nt US lə:rnt] especially BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/skill)¦ 2¦(find out)¦ 3¦(remember)¦ 4¦(change your behaviour)¦ 5 somebody has learned their lesson 6 learn (something) the … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ harder, hardest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor... Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his … English dictionary
learn — [[t]lɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ learns, learning, learned, learnt (American English uses the form learned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either learned or learnt.) 1) VERB If you learn something, you obtain knowledge or a skill… … English dictionary
