find out the hard way

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finds out the hard way 三单 finding out the hard way 现在分词 found out the hard way 过去式 found out the hard way 过去分词

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v.
  1. 1.

    To acquire knowledge through failure or any other undesirable experience.

    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.

    You can't assume that someone else will call an ambulance. I learnt that the hard way after crashing my bike.