idiomtostarttounderstandhowbadlysomething hasaffectedyou:开始吃苦头I didn'treadthecontractfullybefore Isignedit but I'mcountingthecostnow.我没有通读合同就签了字,现在尝到了苦头。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExperiencing and suffering
(straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
afflict
affliction
almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
be a martyr tosomethingidiom
be a victim ofyourown successidiom
bear
count
get the short end of the stickidiom
go through
grip
hands-on
hitsomeonewheretheyliveidiom
horse
ride
seat-of-the-pants
see lifeidiom
stricken
survive
taste
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