put down to experience

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put something down to experience (British, American & Australian) also chalk something up to experience (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: experience, put

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The last-gasp effort to break the Windies' resistance on the final day in Trinidad might have been another glorious failure for this team to put down to experience, but it also showed what they can do when the shackles are off. Cricket: KP: IPL SPELLS GLORY; We have to learn from India's new ... by The Mirror (London, England) The clash involving Poland and the Republic of Ireland in the changing rooms at Lennoxtown will need to be put down to experience for the common good but I don't think there's any doubt there'll now be dislike between Boruc and McGeady. IN THE GREEN CORNER; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE ARTUR ON THE ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) It was very disappointing to lose to such a late goal and it's one we'll have to put down to experience and make sure it doesn't happen again. A TIMELY REMINDER; POST SPOTLIGHT ON DEFEAT TO GEORGIA WALES Davies: ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			put above put across put ahead put all eggs in one basket put among put an amount of time in on put an animal down put an animal out put an end to put aside put at a premium put at an amount put at disposal put away put balls on put behind put behind one put best foot forward put by put cards on the table put dibs on put down as bad put down in black and white put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put face on put feet up put finger on put flesh on put foot down put foot in it put foot in mouth put foot to the floor put forth put forward put hair on chest put hair up put hand in pocket put hand on heart put hand to the plow put hand up put hands on put head above the parapet put head on the block put heads together put heart and soul into put heart into put house in order put ideas into head			put dibs on put differently put down put down put down put down put down put down put down as put down as put down as put down as put down as put down as bad put down for put down for put down for put down for put down in black and white put down name put down name put down name put down name put down name put down roots put down roots put down roots put down roots put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put face on put face on put face on put face on put face on put faith in put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put finger in the dike put finger in the dike put finger in the dyke put finger in the dyke put finger on put finger on put finger on put finger on put first put flesh on put flesh on put flesh on put flesh on put flesh on the bones

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