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Learned My Lesson

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To have suffered a painful setback or blunder and resolved never to make the same mistake again.

In context

01

I lost unsaved work after the battery died, but I learned my lesson and now save files constantly.

02

After getting caught speeding and paying a hefty fine, he said he had definitely learned his lesson.

Synonyms

wised up,gained bitter wisdom,taken to heart

Antonyms

repeat past mistakes,remain stubborn,ignore warnings

Collocations

I learned my lesson,teach a lesson,hard-learned lesson

Sources

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