serve (someone) a lesson

Übersetzungen
преподнести (кому-либо) урок
The defeat served them a lesson in humility.
Поражение преподнесло им урок смирения.
Definitionen
To teach someone a lesson, often by allowing them to experience the negative consequences of their actions so that they learn not to repeat the same mistake.
Wörter
lesson

substantiv
урок
serve

verb
служить