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| learn something the hard way (VLZ_58); take one'slumps (A 1935 Washington Post article explained that "[baseball pitcher] Dizzy Dean is popular with rivals again because he took his 'lumps' in good humor and bounced back to lead the league after overworking himself in 25 games." I don't think the writer meant that Dean had suffered some sort of physical harm, just that he had learned to accept his setbacks and overcome them with equanimity. VLZ_58) | |||
| набить себе шишек: 5 phrases in 2 subjects |
| Informal | 1 |
| Makarov | 4 |