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teach a lesson
Idioms and Phrases
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 .Example Sentences
Noticing Lisa is depressed, Gaga takes her under her wing to teach a lesson in confidence.
These experiences do not always exist to be traumatizing or even to teach a lesson.
The people would "teach a lesson" to those who insult Erdogan, he said.
I don’t think you are purposely doing this — I believe you are trying to stick up for yourself and “teach a lesson†— but I can guarantee that your son is not growing skills here.
That might be desirable if prosecutors wish to teach a lesson about the circumstance, or to remove a dangerous person from the public.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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