to get even with someone for bad behavior. • John tripped me, so I punched him. That ought to teach him a lesson. • That taught me a lesson. I won't do it again.
Abject lesson
(India) An abject lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'object lesson' is used.)
Object lesson
An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.)
teach a lesson|lesson|teach
v. phr. To show that bad behavior can be harmful. When Johnny pulled Mary's hair, she taught him a lesson by breaking his toy boat.The burns Tommy got from playing with matches taught him a lesson.
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, the.
teach a lesson Punish in order to prevent a recurrence of bad behavior. For example, Timmy set the wastebasket on fire; that should teach him a lesson about playing with matches. This term uses lesson in the sense of “a punishment or rebuke,” a usage dating from the late 1500s. Also see learn one's lesson.
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