kantapään kautta

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kantapään (heel) (in the genitive) kautta (via, through), "through the heel"

Phrase

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kantapään kautta

  1. (idiomatic) the hard way (from experience, sometimes tough)

Usage notes

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Often used in connection with the verb oppia (to learn): oppia kantapään kautta (to learn the hard way), but other verbs are also used.