live and learn

idiom

informal

—used to say that one has learned something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant

I thought I could trust him, but I couldn't. Oh well, live and learn.

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That is, something that can not only be sold and bought, but also sets the framework for how people sell, buy, live and learn around the world. —

Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

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