object lesson

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A fancy and usually annoying way for know-it-alls to say 'look at me, I'm smart.'

My teacher gave me an object lesson because I forgot my homework. Again.

He turned my tiny mistake into a whole damn speech.

I got an object lesson for not knowing what a 'metaphor' was.

A loud, over-the-top way for teachers to say 'you messed up and now you're gonna feel it.'

She gave me an object lesson after I ate the class pizza and didn't pay.

He turned my one bad test into a whole week of homework.

I got an object lesson for talking during the movie.

A dramatic way for teachers to say 'you failed, and it's all your fault.'

My teacher gave me an object lesson after I failed the math test.

She turned my one bad grade into a whole lesson plan.

I got an object lesson for not doing my homework.