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
Amado	ah-MAH-dho	Spanish
Kearney	['ka:ni]
Pearle	PURL	English
Petre	PE-tre (Romanian)	Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
Doriano	-	Italian
Diniz	-	Portuguese