n. 日課

read (one) a lesson イディオム

teach sb a lesson

Idiom(s): teach sb a lesson

Theme: EVEN

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.

lesson

lesson
see learn one's lesson; teach a lesson.

teach a lesson

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.

read (one) a lesson

To scold, reprimand, or advise addition acutely for an absurdity or mistake. I was apprehend a assignment by my bang-up aftermost anniversary for messing up the accounting software. I apperceive Mary messed up, but there was no charge to apprehend her a assignment for it.Learn more: lesson, read

read a

lecture/lesson To affair a reprimand: My parents apprehend me a address because I had alone my chores.Learn more: read

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