English

Noun
object lesson

1. a lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus
2. an example that typifies a principle
3. a punishment intended as a deterrent to others
4. idiom Anything used an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as examplified by the fates of those who followed that course.

#:Let that be an object lesson to him.

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