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Definition of school of hard knocks
school of hard knocks
- the metaphorical "school" of bad experiences.
I'm a graduate of the school of hard knocks.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'hard': | |
| Definitions include: in an impossible situation. | |
| Definitions include: very good. | |
| Definitions include: To say "I go Hard in the paint" for example means I'm not to be played with, I'm serious with mine. | |
| Definitions include: "cool", "neat", "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: liquor. | |
| Definitions include: a stubborn person. | |
| Definitions include: non-romanticized. | |
| Definitions include: To be an aficionado, usually but not exclusively, at partying. | |
| Definitions include: a life during which many bad things happen. | |
| Definitions include: tough. | |
| Definitions include: an erect penis. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: a difficult thing to accept. | |
| Definitions include: hard drugs. | |
| Definitions include: in desperate want for. | |
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Other terms relating to 'knock': | |
| Definitions include: a life during which many bad things happen. | |
| Definitions include: to impregnate. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "knock around". | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to drink. | |
| Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: to impress. | |
| Definitions include: A formal introduction- | |
| Definitions include: stolen. | |
| Definitions include: In a deep sleep. | |
| Definitions include: Also the past tense of "knock up". | |
| Definitions include: adverb - really, very, conveying a sense of the extreme. | |
| Definitions include: stop. | |
| Definitions include: Used to describe sex. | |
| Definitions include: a forgery. | |
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Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
| Definitions include: A fictional location used to denote a place that is very remote. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: some location extremely far away. | |
Other terms relating to 'school': | |
| Definitions include: business school. | |
| Definitions include: See school. | |
| Definitions include: old. | |
| Definitions include: a college or university applied to that is sure to accept the applicant, in case the applicant is rejected by all other schools applied to. | |
| Definitions include: to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school." | |
| Definitions include: a way of saying the individual wasn't bright. | |
| Definitions include: to defeat. | |
| Definitions include: with an exaggerated sense of one's coolness. | |
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