teach someone a lesson
US /tiːtʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ə ˈles.ən/
UK /tiːtʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ə ˈles.ən/
1.
to punish someone for their bad behavior in a way that they will remember and learn from
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I'm going to teach him a lesson for being so rude.
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The defeat should teach them a lesson about overconfidence.