put down to experience

put down to experience
put (something) down to experience British, American & Australian, American & Australian to decide that instead of being upset about something bad that you have done or that has happened, you will learn from it.

'I'm so ashamed. I let him take advantage of me.' 'Don't be so hard on yourself. Just put it down to experience.'


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  • put something down to experience — put (something) down to experience British, American & Australian, American & Australian to decide that instead of being upset about something bad that you have done or that has happened, you will learn from it. I m so ashamed. I let him take… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • put something behind one — they put last night s loss to the Orioles behind them Syn: consign to the past, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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