THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

Meaning of THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS in English

life's hard lessons, learning from mistakes

Teachers taught me what I should know; the school of hard knocks taught me what I must know.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS — painful or difficult but useful life experiences. → knock
Concise Oxford English vocab
THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS — life's hard lessons, learning from mistakes, roll with the punches "Teachers taught me what I should know; the school of …
English Idioms vocab
SCHOOL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Annales school Ash Can school Austrian school of economics Avignon school Barbizon school Bohemian …
Английский словарь Британика
HARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hard disk hard water {{link=strong and hard punishment">strong and hard punishment Townes Charles Hard
Английский словарь Британика
SCHOOL — I. ˈskül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola leisure devoted to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARD — I. ˈhärd, ˈhȧd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOCKS — present third singular of knock plural of knock
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCHOOL — school 1 — schoolable , adj. — schoolless , adj. — schoollike , adj. /skoohl/ , n. 1. an institution …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD — /hahrd/ , adj., harder, hardest , adv., harder, hardest , n. adj. 1. not soft; solid and firm to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCHOOL — I. ˈskül noun Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCHOOL — noun a session of an institution of instruction. 2. school ·noun a shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish. …
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
SCHOOL — [school] n [ME scole, fr. OE scol, fr. L schola, fr. Gk schole leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perh. akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SCHOOL — / skuːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHERE CHILDREN LEARN 1. [ C ] a place where children …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCHOOL — I. school 1 S1 W1 /skuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ school , pre-school, ↑ schooling …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCHOOL — n. & v. --n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCHOOL — n. & v. n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCHOOL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 …
Oxford English vocab
HARD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. …
Oxford English vocab
SCHOOL — ( schools, schooling, schooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A school …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SCHOOL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a family/school etc outing ▪ a class outing to the ballet a farm/factory/school etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/hard heart (= used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCHOOL — n. Annales school Ash Can school Austrian school of economics Avignon school Barbizon school Bohemian school Bolognese school Burgundian school …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCHOOL — noun ⇨ See also ↑ high school ADJECTIVE ▪ nursery ▪ comprehensive , first , grammar , junior , middle …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SCHOOL — See ↑ GROUP 3, ↑ SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY 1,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ comprehensive school • ↑ elementary school/grade school • ↑ high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
SCHOOL — n. 25B6; noun the village school : EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION; academy, college; seminary; alma mater. See list. the university's School of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SCHOOL — noun 1 BAD : Her daughter wants to leave the school and get married. GOOD : Her daughter wants to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SCHOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) школа She works at/in a school. ≈ Она работает в школе. Their son is still at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOCKS — сущ.; мн. придирки, нападки Стучит
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD — 1. прил. 1) жесткий, твердый; тугой, негибкий, негнущийся This candy is so hard no one can chew it. ≈ Конфета …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOCKS — Хлопки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNOCKS — Удары
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNOCKS — Придирки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNOCKS — Нападки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SCHOOL — school.ogg _I 1. sku:l n 1. 1> школа, учебное заведение day night /evening/ school - дневная вечерняя школа elementary /primary/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCHOOL — 1) учебный 2) училище 3) учиться в школе 4) школа 5) экзамены на ученую степень • - driving school - fixed school - homogeneous school - iterated school - public …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SCHOOL — _I 1. sku:l n 1. 1> школа, учебное заведение day night /evening/ school - дневная вечерняя школа elementary /primary/ school …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCHOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) школа She works at / in a school. — Она работает в школе. Their son is …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HARD — 1. прил. 1) а) жесткий, твердый; тугой, негибкий, негнущийся This candy is so hard no one can chew it. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SCHOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) школа She works at / in a school. — Она работает в школе. Their son is still at school. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HARD — 1. прил. 1) а) жесткий, твердый; тугой, негибкий, негнущийся This candy is so hard no one can chew it. — Конфета такая твердая, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SCHOOL — _I 1. _n. 1> школа - secondary school - high school - higher school - elementaryschool - primary school 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HARD — 1. _a. 1> твердый, жесткий; hard apple - жесткое яблоко - hard collar - hard food 2> крепкий, сильный; hard …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SCHOOL — I 1. n. 1. школа - secondary school - high school - higher school - elementaryschool - primary school 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HARD — 1. a. 1. твердый, жесткий; hard apple - жесткое яблоко - hard collar - hard food 2. крепкий, сильный; hard …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SCHOOL — сущ. 1) школа 2) учебное заведение 3) учение, образование 4) институт, научно-исследовательский институт 5) факультет университета (дающий право на получение ученой степени) • - boarding school - business …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
KNOCKS — сущ.; мн. ч. придирки, нападки
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике

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