livets hårda skola
Swedish
Etymology
From livets (“(the) life's”) + hårda (“hard, tough”) + skola (“school”), "the tough school of life."
Noun
- (idiomatic) the school of hard knocks
- att gå i livets hårda skola
- to go to the school of hard knocks
Usage notes
Sometimes used in a mocking sense to imply that someone's opinions on a subject carry little weight because they have not formally studied it.
References
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