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View definitions for hard way

hard way

noun as in hard work

noun as in long haul

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It’s a hard way to make a living.

From Slate

“But there are those 10 or 12 defining moments in your life, and that was one of them. I learned a valuable lesson the hard way: You negotiate a good deal up front.”

Maybe this generation, which has grown up online, has learned the hard way that you can shop, learn, exercise, stream, game, worship, and work on a screen, but you still need to connect in person to find love.

From Slate

The former Swansea boss understood he did not have the memories or credit in the bank from taking Leicester up - unlike Russell Martin or Kieran McKenna at Southampton and Ipswich - so had to build the relationship the hard way during a relegation battle.

From BBC

Democrats have learned the hard way that there is no room for modesty in “deliverism.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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