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набить шишек | have one's eyes blackened (VLZ_58) |
набить шишек | take knocks (She took some knocks early in her career. george serebryakov) |
набить шишек | get/take one's lumps (VLZ_58) |
набить шишки | take one's lumps (You have to take your lumps before you succeed in that area. VLZ_58) |