university of life

noun

Definitions

  1. The real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.

    • I learned all I need to know from the university of life, not from books.
    • [BEAUFOY:] We are considerably out of pocket over this bally pressman johnny, this jackdaw of Rheims, who has not even been to a university. BLOOM: (Indistinctly) University of life.

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