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hard knocks

/hɑːrd nɒks/

Traducción: Frases o experiencias que designan las dificultades, adversidades o golpes duros de la vida, especialmente aquellos que enseñan lecciones valiosas a través de fracasos o sufrimientos, más que mediante la educación formal.

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C1informalcommon/hɑːrd nɒks/

A phrase referring to the difficult, painful, or challenging experiences in life that teach someone valuable lessons, often through failure or adversity rather than formal education.

  • 🇪🇸Frases o experiencias que designan las dificultades, adversidades o golpes duros de la vida, especialmente aquellos que enseñan lecciones valiosas a través de fracasos o sufrimientos, más que mediante la educación formal.
  1. Difficult life experiences B2 informal

    The practical, often harsh, lessons learned from life's difficulties and failures, rather than from formal education.

    • He learned business from the school of hard knocks, not from a university.
    • She gained her wisdom through hard knocks and personal struggles.
    • The school of hard knocks taught him to be resilient.

    🇪🇸golpes de la vida