| 单词 | school of hard knocks |
| 释义 | school of hard knocksnounthe experience gained from living, especially from disappointment and hard work, regarded as a means of education: The only school he ever attended was the school of hard knocks. Origin of school of hard knocksAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15 Words nearby school of hard knocksschoolmate, school milk, schoolmistress, school night, school of arts, school of hard knocks, School of Law, School of Mind, school of the soldier, school of the squad, school of thought Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with school of hard knocksschool 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] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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