To have a life that is difficult, where the elements of the world seem to be against you all the time.\r\nFor example, life on the streets, the life of a hustler or a dealer.\n> Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"\n> It's a hard knock life for us, it's a hard knock life for us, instead of treated, we get tricked, instead of kisses, we get kicked, it's a hard knock life\n