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school of hard knocks
school of hard knocks
Fig. the school of life's experiences, as opposed to a formal, classroom education. I didn't go to college, but I went to the school of hard knocks. I learned everything by experience.
school of hard knocks
The practical experience of life, including hardship and disappointments. For example, A self-made man, he never went to college but came up through the school of hard knocks. This idiom uses knock, "a blow," as a metaphor for a setback. [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Hewitt | | ['hju:it] | |
| Kira (1) | | KEE-rah | Russian |
| Margot | | ['ma:gəu] | |
| Deidre | | ['diədri] | |
| Krista | | KRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English), KREES-tah (Finnish) | German, English, Finnish |
| Sosruko | | - | Caucasian Mythology |