Idiom idiom
live and learn
Meaning
I made a mistake
Examples
“I bought the wrong size, but I guess I live and learn.”
“I trusted that cheap website with my credit card and lost my money; well, live and learn.”
“After the investment failed due to his lack of research, he simply shrugged and remarked that one must live and learn from such costly errors.”
Origin
first recorded 16th c.
first recorded 16th c.
English proverb attested since the 16th century (George Gascoigne, 1575).
Last updated June 7, 2026