B2idiominformalstudyIELTS-friendly
live and learn
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used when you have just learned something from a mistake or a surprise
A whole sentence, said with a shrug after a small mistake. It sounds odd after a serious one.
In context
I trusted a stranger to watch my bike, and he vanished. Well, live and learn.
I did not know the shop closed at noon on Sundays. Live and learn!
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- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity