hard knocks

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"Everyone loved her. I grew up with Tina Turner and she was a great woman to me, with a lot of sorrow too due to life's hard knocks but absolutely someone we could admire."

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

But Ms Blessley says "it's not a museum piece" and has faced some hard knocks.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

Horses and bulls don’t care about the color of your skin or how many hard knocks you’ve suffered.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

The Red Cross’ preliminary medical report and the city’s hospital say four people needed treatment in a hospital for hard knocks they received during Sunday’s early morning bull run.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Shasta cried only a very little; he was used to hard knocks.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis