find out the hard way
learn the hard way
The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the.
The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people.
The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided.
find out
To learn or discover (something you did not know before.)
One morning the baby found out for the first time that she could walk.
I don't know how this car works, but I'll soon find out.
He watched the birds to find out where they go.
Mary was angry when Jane found out her secret.
To get facts; to get facts about.
He wrote to find out about a job in Alaska.
She found out how much the house would cost.
Will you please try to find out what time the airplane arrives?
I'll call right now to find it out.
To discover (someone) doing wrong; catch.
Some children are bad when no one is watching them, but they are usually found out.
The boy knew that if he cheated on the test the teacher would find him out.
finders keepers
finders keepers, losers weepers
Those who find lost things can keep them. Used usually by children to claim the right to keep something they have found.
I don't have to give it back; it's finders keepers.
Finders keepers, losers weepers! It's my knife now!
fine feathers do not make fine birds
A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb.
Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds.
fine-tooth comb
Great care; careful attention so as not to miss anything.
Усиленная забота; тщательное внимание, так чтобы ничего не было пропущено.
The police searched the scene of the crime with a fine-tooth comb for clues.
My room is so clean you couldn't find dirt if you went over it with a fine-tooth comb.
The police are examining the scene of the accident with a fine-tooth comb.
Полиция рассматривает место происшествия с особой тщательностью.
finger in the pie
Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility.
Готовить предстоящее событие, быть вовлеченным, участвовать.
When the girls got up a Christmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie.
The Jones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we knew Mr. Smith had a finger in the pie.
Jack is a boy with a finger in every pie at school, from dramatics to football.
For information about the town development project, you should talk to John Brown. He has a finger in every pie.
Если вам нужна информация о проекте развития города, вам следует поговорить с Джоном. Он в курсе многих дел.
Did I tell you my boss is threatening to fire me because I'm too weird? But I don't really care because I've got all my other jobs. On Monday I’m a fire eater, on Tuesdays I'm a brain surgeon, on Wednesdays I'm a clown, on Thursdays I'm an astronaut and on Fridays I'm... a traffic warden. I've got my fingers in many pies!
Я говорил вам, мой шеф грозится уволить меня, потому что я слишком странный? Но меня это действительно не волнует, потому что у меня есть много других профессий. В понедельник я глотатель огня, по вторникам я нейрохирург, по средам я клоун, по четвергам я астронавт, а по пятницам я... инспектор дорожного движения! У меня действительно много занятий!
firing squad
A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute.
A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad.
The dead general was honored by a firing squad.
first cousin
The child of your aunt or uncle.
Tom's only first cousin was Ralph, the son of his Uncle John.