酸すいも甘あまいも噛かみ分わける

expression, ichidan verb

know the ways of the world; have tasted both the bitter and the sweet

Idiomatic expression meaning to have experienced both hardships and pleasures, and thus be worldly-wise and discerning.

• 彼かれは酸すいも甘あまいも噛かみ分わけた大人おとなだ。

  He is an adult who has tasted both the bitter and the sweet.

• 酸すいも甘あまいも噛かみ分わけてきたから、どんな困こん難なんにも動どうじない。

  Having experienced the ups and downs of life, I'm unfazed by any hardship.