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
Edan-Irish, Scottish
Guilhermegee-LYER-məPortuguese
Kleisthenes-Ancient Greek
DarceyDAHR-seeEnglish (Rare)
PridbjØRn-Old Danish
Apostol-Bulgarian, Macedonian