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put down to experience
(redirected from experience)

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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.'
See also: down


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