learn one's lesson

acquire a greater understanding of the world through a particular unpleasant or stressful experience

吸取教訓(xùn)

teach someone a lesson

punish or hurt someone as a deterrent

懲戒，教訓(xùn)

they were teaching me a lesson for daring to complain.

他們?yōu)槲夷懜冶г苟o我顏色看。