the hard way

They always had to do these things the hard way.

If you want to find out the hard way, do so by all means.

He began to think he'd have to find out the hard way.

Why did they have to do everything the hard way?

She should be taking the hard way out by now.

We found out the hard way what they were after.

Many more of us are learning about them too late, the hard way.

But I don't want to find out the hard way.

She was going to have to find out the hard way.

Now I came up the hard way, same as you.