learn one's lesson



learn one's lesson

Profit from experience, especially an unhappy one. For example, From now on she'd read the instructions first; she'd learned her lesson. Also see hard way.
See also: learn, lesson

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DamarisDAM-ə-ris (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
Isabellee-zah-BELGerman
TawnyTAW-neeEnglish (Modern)
Tuor-Literature
OdinO-dinNorse Mythology, English (Modern)
Nahia-Basque