school of hard knocks: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

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    • Life experience and difficult practical lessons learned through adversity rather than formal education.
    • A figurative source of education consisting of hardships and real‑world challenges that teach resilience and practical skills.

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    • After years of struggling in business, she finally graduated from the school of hard knocks.

      Après des années de lutte en affaires, elle a finalement tiré ses leçons de la dure école de la vie.

    • He learned more from the school of hard knocks than from any university course.

      Il a appris davantage à l'école de la vie qu'à n'importe quel cours universitaire.

    • The school of hard knocks taught him resilience and practical skills he uses every day.

      L'école de la vie lui a enseigné la résilience et des compétences pratiques qu'il utilise chaque jour.

Examples:

  • EN: The school of hard knocks, near Windsor.
    ES: La escuela de Hard Knox... cerca de Windsor.
  • EN: This must be your diploma from the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Este debe ser tu diploma de la universidad de la calle...
  • EN: He was one of those guys who had come up through the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Era uno de esos sujetos que salían... de una escuela de duros golpes.
  • EN: l attended the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Fui a la escuela de la vida.
  • EN: Oh, school of hard knocks.
    ES: Oh, escuela de la vida.
  • EN: I come from a school of hard knocks, you know.
    ES: Yo vengo de la escuela de la vida, ya sabe.
  • EN: # From the school of hard knocks #
    ES: # Egresados de la escuela de la vida #
    ES: # Egresados de la escuela de la vida #
    ES: # Egresados de la escuela de la vida #
  • EN: Michael comes from the school of hard knocks.
    ES: ÉI aprendió a los golpes.
  • EN: Face beat up by the school of hard knocks
    ES: Tenía una cara toda destrozada por muchas bofetadas
  • EN: I studied fried chicken at the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Yo estudié pollo frito en la escuela de la calle.
  • EN: We go to the school of hard knocks, a one-year vocational program where you learn to bang on doors and scare people into subscribing to magazines
    ES: Vamos a la escuela de la vida, un programa de formación profesional de un año donde se aprende a golpear en las puertas y a asustar a la gente para que se suscriban a revistas
  • EN: I was, like, "Hey, Teach. You... come with me. To the school of hard knocks."
    ES: Estaba, como, "Hey, profe, ... ven conmigo a la escuela de la vida".
  • EN: I matriculated at the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Me matriculé en la escuela de la vida.
  • EN: The school of hard knocks, where you will eventually learn discipline.
    ES: La escuela de la vida,... Con el tiempo, aprenderás disciplina.
  • EN: Let's see if she's another diamond in the rough like the brothers from the school of hard knocks.
    ES: Veamos si es otro diamante en bruto como los hermanos de la "escuela de los duros golpes".

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