valuable lesson

This page is about the collocation valuable lesson

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

If an experience becomes a valuable lesson, it teaches you something important.

For example

  • The accident taught me a valuable lesson.

  • I lost money, but it was a valuable lesson on how risky the stock market is.

Quick Quiz

Getting sick taught me a valuable lesson. From now on, I'll

a. get sick more often

b. go to more lessons

c. eat healthier food
a) get sick more often b) go to more lessons c) eat healthier food

Contributor: Matt Errey