put something down to experience

idiomPart ofexperience

put something down to experience — idiom

1. to decide that a failure, loss, or unpleasant event should be treated as somethi

1.idiom
Definition

to decide that a failure, loss, or unpleasant event should be treated as something you can learn from rather than something to feel bad about.

Example

We lost the match, but we will put it down to experience and train harder next season.

Tuan's first business failed, but he put the loss down to experience and started again.