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An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.

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live and learn

Source Word

live and learn

Verb

An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.

Japanese Meaning

人生経験を通じて知識や教訓を得ること / 失敗や困難から学び、成長すること / 実体験を経て、教訓や知恵を身につけること

I accidentally deleted the wrong file, but hey, live and learn.

間違って別のファイルを削除してしまったけど、まあ、経験から学べばいいさ。

Sense（1）

An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.

lives and learns

（ present singular third-person ）

living and learning

（ participle present ）

lived and learned

（ participle past ）

lived and learned

（ past ）

lived and learnt

（ participle past ）

lived and learnt

（ past ）