school of hard knocks

But I learned from the school of hard knocks.
Mais j'ai appris à l'école des coups durs.
While looking for this road to truth, I spent a lot of time in the school of hard knocks.
Tout en recherchant cette route à la vérité, j'ai dépensé beaucoup de temps dans l'école des coups durs.
Between dodgy folk who have clearly lied about their age, to the multitude of charmers who claim to have been educated at the School of Hard Knocks with a masters from the University of Life, it can be difficult to find someone decent.
Entre gens louches qui ont clairement menti sur leur âge, à la multitude de charmeurs qui prétendent avoir été formé à l"école des coups durs avec une maîtrise de l"Université de la Vie, il peut être difficile de trouver quelqu"un décent.
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