hard knocks

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• Apprentice blacksmiths learned their trade in the school of hard knocks, as did the tinsmith, whose workshops can be seen opposite the museum's smithy, alongside those of the shoemaker and cooper.
• Laplacian evolutionism, this nebular theory of such exquisite concinnity, here reduced to its simplest terms and most elementary dimensions, has received many hard knocks from later astronomers, and has been a good deal bowled over, both on mathematical and astronomical grounds, by recent investigators of nebulæ and meteors. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
• The surfeit of what became known as the formulaic Full Monty effect eventually inured audiences to the charms of hard knocks/happy future comedies, but Thestar.com - Home Page
• His horn-rims and chalkboards and honk-if-your're-a-patriot approach have led all but inevitably to the creation of college of hard knocks dedicated to his version of history. Michael Conniff: Con Games: Glenn Beck's History Lesson
• Ripley Holden is a flawed hero; a charismatic family man who trained at the school of hard knocks.
• What if we have felt heavy burdens, and suffered a multitude of hard knocks, is it any reason why we should stand in the path of those who, unstung by life's misfortunes, are exhilarated and full of glee? The Abominations of Modern Society
• Yet her new work displays an inner peace borne of hard knocks and a harder-earned redemption.
• Although the point-and-shoot digital cameras aren't as hardened as military-grade gear, they can take the hard knocks that would easily kill most ordinary compact cameras. CES 2011: Olympus's new Tough cameras can do 3D with one lens
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• Constructed from body hugging, double layer neoprene, the thin-skinned but protective padding of this slick sleeve isolates your digital camera from life's hard knocks and cutting edge dangers.