OXFORD 9000
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📚 verb • entry_id 52547

learn the hard way

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Meanings (ES + gloss)
aprender a la mala • aprender por las malas
To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes.
Anyone who tries to cycle will learn the hard way that grazes are painful.
Phrases
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Word forms
learned the hard waylearned the hard waylearning the hard waylearns the hard waylearnt the hard waylearnt the hard way