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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
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What's "hard knocks" mean?

Can I say "My life is full of hard knocks" to mean life is tough? Can I say "My childhood was full of hard knocks" to mean my childhood was full of hardships? Can I even say "Living with my roommates is full of hard knocks" to mean it's difficult to live with my roommates?
  

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I don't see why not. The phrase isn't used a lot any more, but it still carries "a punch". Some like to say that they've graduated from the "school of hard knocks".

— Philip

  • I don't see why not.
  • The phrase isn't used a lot any more, but it still carries "a punch".
  • Some like to say that they've graduated from the "school of hard knocks".
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I don't see why not. The phrase isn't used a lot any more, but it still carries "a punch". Some like to say that they've graduated from the "school of hard knocks".
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