Live and learn

1. Learn from experience and from your mistakes.

Idioms and Phrases

Profit from experience, as in I ignored the garden book, planted my beans in March, and they all rotted—live and learn. [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

“While many people may have built businesses and sold them for a profit, I had my medals, which I am grateful for. If I had proper management, I might not have been in that position, but what is done is done; live and learn.”

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Harris could just say: You live and learn.

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"I'd say there were a few tactical errors but you live and learn," said the 19-year-old, who will continue to chase the European 1500m standard in the coming weeks.

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“The piece that we have to live and learn from is these games in the playoffs are won in one moment,” interim coach Becki Tweed said.

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“What can you do? You just have to live and learn life as you go along. There’s no point in dwelling on it.”

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