object lesson

== English == === Noun === object lesson (plural object lessons) A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus. An example from real life that explains a principle or teaches a lesson. Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course. ==== Translations ==== === See also === life lesson === References === “object lesson”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.