hard knocks
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Dubois is a graduate of the literal school of hard knocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
"Everyone loved her. I grew up with Tina Turner and she was a great woman to me, with a lot of sorrow too due to life's hard knocks but absolutely someone we could admire."
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
Sam is a straightforward girl who suffers hard knocks and learns to climb rocks as she undergoes the traumas and revelations of growing up from age 7 to 19.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
“I’ve had a lot of hard knocks in my life, so I am mentally preparing myself” for the worst, Erickson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
Shasta cried only a very little; he was used to hard knocks.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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