live to regret (something)
idiom
: to feel sorry or disappointed about (something) in the future
If you don't travel now, you might live to regret it.
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Democrats were incensed and said Republicans would live to regret the action.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
The administration may live to regret choosing this case as a vehicle to decide that question.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 15 May 2025
And if Tuesday night’s debate ends up a deciding factor, Donald Trump may well live to regret his disdain for this powerful voting bloc.
—Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
More than a chance, really: Dortmund may live to regret that a second goal never came.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The longer political leaders wait, the likelier that citizens will live to regret their failure.
—Lawrence Norden, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2019
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
The administration may live to regret choosing this case as a vehicle to decide that question.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 15 May 2025
And if Tuesday night’s debate ends up a deciding factor, Donald Trump may well live to regret his disdain for this powerful voting bloc.
—Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
More than a chance, really: Dortmund may live to regret that a second goal never came.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The longer political leaders wait, the likelier that citizens will live to regret their failure.
—Lawrence Norden, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2019
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“Live to regret (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20to%20regret%20%28something%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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