- learn your lesson
- to be unlikely to do something stupid or wrong again, because the last time you did it something unpleasant happened
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learn your lesson
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learn your lesson — phrase to be unlikely to do something stupid or wrong again, because the last time you did it something unpleasant happened Thesaurus: to understand something or someone in a particular waysynonym Main entry: learn * * * learn your ˈlesson idiom… … Useful english dictionary
learn your lesson — learn (your) lesson to learn something useful about life from an unpleasant experience. I m never going to mix my drinks again I ve learnt my lesson … New idioms dictionary
learn your lesson — learn a/(your) lesson to understand something because of an unpleasant experience. We learned a lesson from last year s failure to reform health care. You hope that prisoners will say, “I don t want to end up back in jail again – I ve learned my… … New idioms dictionary
learn a lesson — learn a/(your) lesson to understand something because of an unpleasant experience. We learned a lesson from last year s failure to reform health care. You hope that prisoners will say, “I don t want to end up back in jail again – I ve learned my… … New idioms dictionary
learn — [ lɜrn ] (past tense and past participle learned [ lɜrnt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gain knowledge or experience of something, for example by being taught: a bright girl who is already learning the alphabet research into how… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
learn lesson — learn (your) lesson to learn something useful about life from an unpleasant experience. I m never going to mix my drinks again I ve learnt my lesson … New idioms dictionary
learn — verb past tense and past participle learned or learnt especially BrE 1 SUBJECT/SKILL (I, T) to gain knowledge of a subject, or skill in an activity, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught: What s the best way to learn a language? |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lesson */*/*/ — UK [ˈles(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms lesson : singular lesson plural lessons 1) a) a period of time in which students are taught about a subject in school. The usual American word is class a French/English/maths/history lesson I d like… … English dictionary
learn */*/*/ — UK [lɜː(r)n] / US [lɜrn] verb Word forms learn : present tense I/you/we/they learn he/she/it learns present participle learning past tense learnt UK [lɜː(r)nt] / US [lɜrnt] or learned past participle learnt or learned Get it right: learn: Use… … English dictionary
lesson — les|son [ lesn ] noun count *** 1. ) a period of time in which someone is taught a skill: a driving/dancing/swimming lesson She s taking French lessons from a private tutor. a ) MAINLY BRITISH a class in school on a particular subject 2. ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
