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Hard Knocks
see synonyms of hard knocksNoun
1. adversity, hard knocks, hardship
a state of misfortune or affliction
Example Sentences:'debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity''a life of hardship'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Hard Knocks
see synonyms of hard knockspl.n.
Informal
Informal
The practical experiences of life, including hardships and disappointments: "He hadn't grown up in the school of hard knocks. Politically he had lived an easy life" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)
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