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the hard way en · ADV

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1. (idiomatic) In a way that is more difficult than necessary; by adverse experience.
   • You can't assume that someone else will call an ambulance. I learnt that the hard way after crashing my bike.
   • I don't know how well seatbelts protect you, but I certainly don't want to find out the hard way, so I use them either way.
   • He never asks for advice; he always does things the hard way.
   • They'll find out the hard way that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

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fr à la dure (by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) · es por las malas (by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) · de auf die harte Tour (by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) · es a la mala (by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes)