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Emil zahlt gerade Lehrgeld: Der größte Kunde seines Kurierdienstes hat den Vertrag gekündigt. Emil is learning the hard way right now: the biggest customer of his courier service has cancelled the contract.

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Lehrgeld zahlen

[ˈleːɐ̯ɡɛlt ˈt͡saːlən]

to learn the hard way, to pay for one's inexperience

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