"It's a hard knock life for us!".
by person yo-yo October 4, 2003

not half as funny as the prequel "school of hard knockers" starring michael cain as the college jock.
by scott van winkle June 18, 2004

by REAL AMERICAN June 15, 2005

When someone feels entitled to knock hard on your door, they think you are obligated to them in some way. It is a very disrespectful power-move. People who respect you, are scared of you, or owe you something wont knock hard on your door; they will text and say, "I'm here. :)"
"You think I am in danger? No, I am the danger. You think when someone opens their door and gets shot, it'd be me? No, I am the one who knocks" -Breaking Bad
"It's a hard knock life for us" -Orphan Annie & Jay-Z
"It's a hard knock life for us" -Orphan Annie & Jay-Z
by JewJuBee July 19, 2018

What uneducated, depressed, lonely, dropout, (usually American) drug addicts put as their education on any social media platform because it makes them feel better than admitting that they couldn’t pass the basic high school requirements.
by TheAlwaysCorrect1 July 21, 2023

When one is expecting reward, only to receive punishment.
Instead of treated, we get tricked
Instead of kisses, we get kicked
Instead of treated, we get tricked
Instead of kisses, we get kicked
Me: Hey Mom, I took out the trash.
Mom: Oh good, now you can go dig for the recipe you just threw out.
Me: What hard knock life.
Me: Hey game developer, I found this crazy duplication exploit. As proof of concept, I duplicated a few items.
Developer: Market saturation! Permaban!
Me: Reporting bugs in this game is a hard knock life.
Mom: Oh good, now you can go dig for the recipe you just threw out.
Me: What hard knock life.
Me: Hey game developer, I found this crazy duplication exploit. As proof of concept, I duplicated a few items.
Developer: Market saturation! Permaban!
Me: Reporting bugs in this game is a hard knock life.
by Masogir November 5, 2019
