learn ·phrase
Definition: to learn something by experiencing a lot of problems or difficulty Level: C2
他不想听我的建议，所以我想他只能通过艰难的方式吸取教训。
He doesn’t want to take my advice, so I guess he’ll have to ___learn ___the ___hard ___way.
如果你不从历史中学习，你将不得不通过艰难的方式吸取教训。
If you don't learn from history, you'll have to ___learn its lessons ___the ___hard ___way.
她在陷入债务后，以艰难的方式学会了如何预算资金。
She ___learned to budget money ___the ___hard ___way after running into debt.