How to Pronounce "live and learn"
expression
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɫɝn
LYV-uhnd-LURN or LIV-uhnd-LURN
lɪv/ /ˈænd/ /lˈɜːn
liv-uhnd-LURN
Definition
This expression means that as you go through life, you always encounter new things to learn, often through experience or making mistakes.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɫɝn
British English
lɪv/ /ˈænd/ /lˈɜːn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYV-uhnd-LURN or LIV-uhnd-LURN
UK
liv-uhnd-LURN
Listen in Context
I made a mistake with the recipe, but you live and learn.
We thought the train was at 8, but it left at 7—live and learn!
She didn't know you had to water the plant every day. Live and learn.
Forgot to save my work and lost it all—well, you live and learn.