that'll teach someone

Phrase

Used after someone has done something bad and has got punished for it, to learn from their mistake

Japanese Meaning

「その罰でしっぺ返しとなり、過ちから学ばせる」という意味。すなわち、悪いことをした者に対し、罰を与えて自らの行動の結果を痛感させる、いわば教訓として与える罰である。 / 悪い行いをした人が、その罰によって自分の過ちを痛感し、今後の参考にさせるという意味。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は妹の携帯を無断で借り続けていたが、妹がついにロックして貸すのをやめたことで、それが彼への良い教訓になるだろう。

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Used after someone has done something bad and has got punished for it, to learn from their mistake

A big red-faced man next to Jeremy was crying over and over again: "That'll teach him to meddle with our women." "That'll teach him to meddle with our women."

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