that'll teach someone

phrase

Definitions

  1. Used after someone has done something bad and has got punished for it, to learn from…

    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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