idiom
experience is the best teacher
ex-PEER-ee-ents iz the BEST TEET-cher
ɪkˈspɪəriəns ɪz ðə bɛst ˈtiːtʃərListen
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Syllable breakdown
experienceisthebestteacher
Dictionary meaning
practical first-hand experience teaches more effectively and durably than any book or instruction; the lessons absorbed through doing, failing, and trying again have a depth that purely theoretical learning cannot replicate
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