the hard way

English

Adverb

the hard way (comparative the harder way, superlative the hardest way)

  1. (idiomatic) In a way that is more difficult than necessary; by adverse experience.
    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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