HARD KNOCKS meaning: Difficult experiences teach important lessons

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Hard Knocks)

▸ noun:  the twenty-first and penultimate studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe.
▸ noun:  a 1980 Australian film directed by Don McLennan.
▸ noun:  an American comedy-drama television series that aired on the Showtime Network.
▸ noun:  (also known as Mid-Knight Rider and Hollywood Knight) a 1979 American film starring Michael Christian and directed by David Worth.Vice.comLetterboxd.com

Opposite:

easy street, good fortune, success, prosperity

Phrases:

school of hard knocks, the school of hard knocks, class time at the school of hard knocks, more...

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