to learn from an unpleasant experience so as not to repeat it
научиться на неприятном опыте, чтобы не повторить его (nauchit'sya na nepriyatnom opyte, chtoby ne povtorit' ego)
"After being late several times, he finally learned his lesson."
"После того как он несколько раз опоздал, он наконец-то выучил свой урок." (Posle togo kak on neskol'ko raz opozdal, on nakonec-to vyuchil svoi urok)
to make a sincere promise
to be in a situation where one is likely to be blamed or cri...
doing something one is good at or enjoys
to schedule or confirm something in writing
to take on a task that is too difficult
to recover from a failure or setback
