He learned a lesson.

Meaning: He realized that it's important to be patient and wait for things you want.

Choice of Words: Learned is the past tense of learn, which means to gain knowledge or skill. Lesson is something that teaches a person something.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Lesson taught life's lesson.
• He learned his lesson.
• Lesson learned, safety first, always.
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• The wolf learned a valuable lesson that day.
• Elephant learned valuable lesson.
• The dog and the squirrel learned a valuable lesson that day.
• Wolf learned valuable lesson that day.
• Lion learned lesson from mistake.