learn the hard way
Idiomto find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told
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to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told
Hey You want to go show em what s what
I learned all that the hard way.
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I learned all that the hard way.
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