the school of hard knocks



the school of hard knocks

learning through difficult experiences An early training in the school of hard knocks was good preparation for a career in politics.
See also: hard, knock, of, school

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tahmuras-Persian Mythology
Ingiger&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Ivana-Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Daryawesh-Biblical Hebrew
Adelinaah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
PaytonPAY-tənEnglish (Modern)