the hard way

He and his party learned it the hard way.

But there will be no quick fixes, and as was the case with the fall of Roe, Americans may have to learn the hard way that ballot measures alone won’t be enough to save them.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed says she’s learned the hard way that, when it comes to running a city, compassion has its limits.

Gyokeres has done things the hard way, railing against doubters throughout his career.

Both Meta and OpenAI have already been learning that the hard way.