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learning the hard way

learning the hard way is the present participle and gerund of learn the hard way.

Questions about learning the hard way

What is learning the hard way the present participle and gerund of?
Learning the hard way is the present participle and gerund of learn the hard way.

Words near learning the hard way in the dictionary

  1. learning season
  2. learning seasons
  3. learning society
  4. learning streak
  5. learning streaks
  6. learning the hard way
  7. learning the ropes
  8. learning to walk before one can run
  9. learning-disabled
  10. learning-knight
  11. learning-knights

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