do/learn sth the hard way

词频
难度
标签 CEFR-C2
phrase
C2

to find out how to do or understand something by facing a lot of problems or challenges

I learned the hard way that rushing my work led to more mistakes.

我通过面临很多问题才明白,匆忙工作会导致更多错误。

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