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
Arno-Dutch, German
Seth (1)SETH (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ÉVaAY-vawHungarian
Radko-Bulgarian, Czech
Eiluned-Welsh
Benedicta-Late Roman