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
Jaime (2)JAY-meeEnglish
WandaVAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)Polish, English, German, French
Chika (1)-Western African, Igbo
Sweeney['swi:ni]
OctÁVio-Portuguese
Bran (1)BRANIrish, Irish Mythology