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school of hard knocks

1. A Unestablished yet active education system located worldwide with only One class: Street Smarts 101 in wich you learn from your enviroment & the costly mistakes you make

2. Street Education of the obvious or Street Common Sense
"Whats that nerd doing around here? He ain't from the School of hardknocks"

"Girl you know better then to walk through Centarl Park at knight wearing that skimpy Skirt, you better go back to the School of Hardknocks"
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The school of hard knocks

Idiom

To learn something the hard way (by experience)
Idiom

The problem with you is that you've been spoiled your whole life. You haven't had gone through the school of hard knocks to teach you what the world is really like!

I didn't go to college, but I went to the school of hard knocks. I learned everything by experience.

Synonym: The university of life
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school of hard knocks

i graduated from the school of the hard knocks
by Terry June 14, 2004
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hard knock life

to have a hard life' to live a gangster life
by me January 1, 2004
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school of hard knocks

Learning a lesson the hardway.
IE: you get your girlfriend pregnant and you did not use protection.

School of hard knocks says: Use protection because now you have another mouth to feed.
by lilshawn June 14, 2004
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School of Hard Knocks

by KHova January 3, 2006
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hard knock life

a song by Jay Z. Also used by Dr Evil in the film 'Goldmember' when him and mini me are in jail.
its a hard knock life for us, its a hard knock life for us, steada treated, we get tricked, steada kisses, we get kicked....
by lewis April 7, 2004
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