do the hard way

do something the hard way

to accomplish something in the most difficult manner, rather than by an easier way. I made it to this job the hard way. I came up through the ranks. She did it the hard way. She had no help from her parents.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tsukiko	tsoo-kee-ko	Japanese
Anstiss	['ænstis]
Kennedy	['kenidi]
Bailif	['beilif]
Finn (2)	FIN (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Gwilherm	-	Breton