(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie

goodness gracious!; oh my lord!

to show off one's cleverness; (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by

(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way

to learn one's lesson the hard way

to behave ingratiatingly

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise; to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited

to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom); once bitten, twice shy