learn one's lesson

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learn one's lesson

verb learns one's lesson · learning one's lesson · learned one's lesson · learnt one's lesson

  1. figuratively To learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

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@misc{learn_one_s_lesson_2026,
  title = {learn one's lesson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/learn%20one's%20lesson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}