live to regret
Rue later decisions
To live to regret something is to eventually suffer consequences from a decision or action: You'll live to regret selling that house.
The phrase implies surviving long enough to experience the full weight of a mistake—a warning that present choices will haunt the future.
Often used as a threat or caution: Cross me and you'll live to regret it.
- rue the dayFeel deep future remorse
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- bitter pillDifficult thing to accept
- consequenceResult of an action
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