find out the hard way (English, verb)
expansion: find out the hard way (third-person singular simple present finds out the hard way, present participle finding out the hard way, simple past and past participle found out the hard way)
Senses:
glosses: To acquire knowledge through failure or any other undesirable experience.
Forms:
form: finds out the hard way
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: finding out the hard way
tags: participle
present
form: found out the hard way
tags: participle
past
form: found out the hard way
tags: past