learn a/ lesson

learn a/your lesson

to understand something because of an unpleasant experience We learned a lesson from last year's failure to reform health care. You hope that prisoners will say, “I don't want to end up back in jail again – I've learned my lesson.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shelton	['ʃeltən]
Pamila	-	English (Rare)
Deodato	-	Portuguese
Rajeev	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Charis	['tʃæris]
Lacy	['leisi]