to learn by experience
こりる
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)
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彼はその苦い経験に懲りて、二度と同じ過ちを繰り返さなかった。
He learned his lesson from that bitter experience and never repeated the same mistake.
何度注意しても懲りない彼に、周囲は呆れ果てていた。
Those around him were utterly exasperated with him, as he never learned his lesson no matter how many times he was warned.
裏切られた経験に懲りて、人を信用するのが怖くなった。
Having learned my lesson from being betrayed, I became afraid to trust people.
失敗から懲りて、次からはもっと慎重に行動しようと決めた。
Having learned from the failure, I decided to act more cautiously next time.
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