diff --git a/src/Init/Core.lean b/src/Init/Core.lean
index c10db7aab2..c6322ac0f6 100644
--- a/src/Init/Core.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Core.lean
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ theorem iff_iff_implies_and_implies {a b : Prop} : (a ↔ b) ↔ (a → b) ∧ (
 protected theorem Iff.rfl {a : Prop} : a ↔ a :=
   Iff.refl a
 
+-- And, also for backward compatibility, we try `Iff.rfl.` using `exact` (see #5366)
 macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| exact Iff.rfl)
 
 theorem Iff.of_eq (h : a = b) : a ↔ b := h ▸ Iff.rfl
diff --git a/src/Init/Tactics.lean b/src/Init/Tactics.lean
index 3f12057e4e..14b2d68e14 100644
--- a/src/Init/Tactics.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Tactics.lean
@@ -364,31 +364,24 @@ syntax (name := fail) "fail" (ppSpace str)? : tactic
 syntax (name := eqRefl) "eq_refl" : tactic
 
 /--
-`rfl` tries to close the current goal using reflexivity.
-This is supposed to be an extensible tactic and users can add their own support
-for new reflexive relations.
-
-Remark: `rfl` is an extensible tactic. We later add `macro_rules` to try different
-reflexivity theorems (e.g., `Iff.rfl`).
+This tactic applies to a goal whose target has the form `x ~ x`,
+where `~` is equality, heterogeneous equality or any relation that
+has a reflexivity lemma tagged with the attribute @[refl].
 -/
-macro "rfl" : tactic => `(tactic| case' _ => fail "The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.")
-
-macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| eq_refl)
-macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| exact HEq.rfl)
+syntax "rfl" : tactic
 
 /--
-This tactic applies to a goal whose target has the form `x ~ x`,
-where `~` is a reflexive relation other than `=`,
-that is, a relation which has a reflexive lemma tagged with the attribute @[refl].
+The same as `rfl`, but without trying `eq_refl` at the end.
 -/
 syntax (name := applyRfl) "apply_rfl" : tactic
 
+-- We try `apply_rfl` first, beause it produces a nice error message
 macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| apply_rfl)
 
+-- But, mostly for backward compatibility, we try `eq_refl` too (reduces more aggressively)
+macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| eq_refl)
+-- Als for backward compatibility, because `exact` can trigger the implicit lambda feature (see #5366)
+macro_rules | `(tactic| rfl) => `(tactic| exact HEq.rfl)
 /--
 `rfl'` is similar to `rfl`, but disables smart unfolding and unfolds all kinds of definitions,
 theorems included (relevant for declarations defined by well-founded recursion).
diff --git a/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/Rfl.lean b/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/Rfl.lean
index bfd0f113e0..ce35132f12 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/Rfl.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/Rfl.lean
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ provided the reflexivity lemma has been marked as `@[refl]`.
 
 namespace Lean.Elab.Tactic.Rfl
 
+/--
+This tactic applies to a goal whose target has the form `x ~ x`, where `~` is a reflexive
+relation, that is, a relation which has a reflexive lemma tagged with the attribute [refl].
+-/
 @[builtin_tactic Lean.Parser.Tactic.applyRfl] def evalApplyRfl : Tactic := fun stx =>
   match stx with
   | `(tactic| apply_rfl) => withMainContext do liftMetaFinishingTactic (·.applyRfl)
diff --git a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Rfl.lean b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Rfl.lean
index 9b683cef2c..96ea9f0853 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Rfl.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Rfl.lean
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /-
 Copyright (c) 2022 Newell Jensen. All rights reserved.
 Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
-Authors: Newell Jensen, Thomas Murrills
+Authors: Newell Jensen, Thomas Murrills, Joachim Breitner
 -/
 prelude
 import Lean.Meta.Tactic.Apply
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ def _root_.Lean.MVarId.applyRfl (goal : MVarId) : MetaM Unit := goal.withContext
   -- NB: uses whnfR, we do not want to unfold the relation itself
   let t ← whnfR <|← instantiateMVars <|← goal.getType
   if t.getAppNumArgs < 2 then
-    throwError "rfl can only be used on binary relations, not{indentExpr (← goal.getType)}"
+    throwTacticEx `rfl goal "expected goal to be a binary relation"
 
   -- Special case HEq here as it has a different argument order.
   if t.isAppOfArity ``HEq 4 then
     let gs ← goal.applyConst ``HEq.refl
     unless gs.isEmpty do
-      throwError MessageData.tagged `Tactic.unsolvedGoals <| m!"unsolved goals\n{
+      throwTacticEx `rfl goal <| MessageData.tagged `Tactic.unsolvedGoals <| m!"unsolved goals\n{
         goalsToMessageData gs}"
     return
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def _root_.Lean.MVarId.applyRfl (goal : MVarId) : MetaM Unit := goal.withContext
   unless success do
     let explanation := MessageData.ofLazyM (es := #[lhs, rhs]) do
       let (lhs, rhs) ← addPPExplicitToExposeDiff lhs rhs
-      return m!"The lhs{indentExpr lhs}\nis not definitionally equal to rhs{indentExpr rhs}"
-    throwTacticEx `apply_rfl goal explanation
+      return m!"the left-hand side{indentExpr lhs}\nis not definitionally equal to the right-hand side{indentExpr rhs}"
+    throwTacticEx `rfl goal explanation
 
   if rel.isAppOfArity `Eq 1 then
     -- The common case is equality: just use `Eq.refl`
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ def _root_.Lean.MVarId.applyRfl (goal : MVarId) : MetaM Unit := goal.withContext
     goal.assign (mkApp2 (mkConst ``Eq.refl us) α lhs)
   else
     -- Else search through `@refl` keyed by the relation
+    -- We change the type to `lhs ~ lhs` so that we do not the (possibly costly) `lhs =?= rhs` check
+    -- again.
+    goal.setType (.app t.appFn! lhs)
     let s ← saveState
     let mut ex? := none
     for lem in ← (reflExt.getState (← getEnv)).getMatch rel reflExt.config do
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ def _root_.Lean.MVarId.applyRfl (goal : MVarId) : MetaM Unit := goal.withContext
       sErr.restore
       throw e
     else
-      throwError "rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation{indentExpr rel}"
+      throwTacticEx `rfl goal m!"no @[refl] lemma registered for relation{indentExpr rel}"
 
 /-- Helper theorem for `Lean.MVarId.liftReflToEq`. -/
 private theorem rel_of_eq_and_refl {α : Sort _} {R : α → α → Prop}
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/4644.lean b/tests/lean/run/4644.lean
index c4c5612a4c..c26780b5d8 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/4644.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/4644.lean
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ def check_sorted [x: LE α] [DecidableRel x.le] (a: Array α): Bool :=
   sorted_from_var a 0
 
 /--
-error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  check_sorted #[0, 3, 3, 5, 8, 10, 10, 10]
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  true
 ⊢ check_sorted #[0, 3, 3, 5, 8, 10, 10, 10] = true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/rflReducibility.lean b/tests/lean/run/rflReducibility.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bec115620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/run/rflReducibility.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/-!
+The (attribute-extensible) `rfl` tactic only unfolds the goal with reducible transparency to look
+for a relation which may have a `refl` lemma associated with it. But historically, `rfl` also
+invoked `eq_refl`, which more aggressively unfolds. This checks that this still works.
+-/
+
+def Foo (a b : Nat) : Prop := a = b
+
+/--
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+  Foo
+⊢ Foo 1 1
+-/
+#guard_msgs in
+example : Foo 1 1 := by
+  apply_rfl
+
+
+#guard_msgs in
+example : Foo 1 1 := by
+  eq_refl
+
+#guard_msgs in
+example : Foo 1 1 := by
+  rfl
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/rflTacticErrors.lean b/tests/lean/run/rflTacticErrors.lean
index bf916b8fd0..f8c4d19537 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/rflTacticErrors.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/rflTacticErrors.lean
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ This file tests the `rfl` tactic:
 -- First, let's see what `rfl` does:
 
 /--
-error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  false
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  true
 ⊢ false = true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
@@ -28,9 +27,9 @@ attribute [refl] P.refl
 -- Plain error
 
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   42
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   23
 ⊢ P 42 23
 -/
@@ -42,9 +41,9 @@ example : P 42 23 := by apply_rfl
 opaque withImplicitNat {n : Nat} : Nat
 
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   @withImplicitNat 42
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   @withImplicitNat 23
 ⊢ P withImplicitNat withImplicitNat
 -/
@@ -86,13 +85,15 @@ example : True ↔ True   := by apply_rfl
 example : P true true   := by apply_rfl
 example : Q true true   := by apply_rfl
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   Q'
+⊢ Q' true true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in example : Q' true true  := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   R
+⊢ R true true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in example : R true true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 
@@ -102,14 +103,16 @@ example : True ↔ True   := by with_reducible apply_rfl
 example : P true true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl
 example : Q true true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   Q'
+⊢ Q' true true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' true true  := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   R
+⊢ R true true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : R true true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
@@ -125,14 +128,16 @@ example : True' ↔ True   := by apply_rfl
 example : P true' true   := by apply_rfl
 example : Q true' true   := by apply_rfl
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   Q'
+⊢ Q' true' true'
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' true' true  := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   R
+⊢ R true' true'
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : R true' true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
@@ -143,14 +148,16 @@ example : True' ↔ True   := by with_reducible apply_rfl
 example : P true' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl
 example : Q true' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- NB: No error, Q and true' reducible
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   Q'
+⊢ Q' true' true'
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' true' true  := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   R
+⊢ R true' true'
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : R true' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
@@ -166,22 +173,24 @@ example : True'' ↔ True   := by apply_rfl
 example : P true'' true   := by apply_rfl
 example : Q true'' true   := by apply_rfl
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   Q'
+⊢ Q' true'' true''
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' true'' true  := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: rfl failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, no @[refl] lemma registered for relation
   R
+⊢ R true'' true''
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : R true'' true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ true'' = true
 -/
@@ -197,45 +206,45 @@ with
 #guard_msgs in
 example : HEq true'' true := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   True''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   True
 ⊢ True'' ↔ True
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : True'' ↔ True   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ P true'' true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : P true'' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q true'' true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q true'' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q' true'' true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' true'' true  := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true''
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ R true'' true
 -/
@@ -244,9 +253,9 @@ example : R true'' true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 
 -- Unequal
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ false = true
 -/
@@ -262,45 +271,45 @@ with
 #guard_msgs in
 example : HEq false true := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   False
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   True
 ⊢ False ↔ True
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : False ↔ True   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ P false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : P false true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q false true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q' false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' false true  := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ R false true
 -/
@@ -308,9 +317,9 @@ is not definitionally equal to rhs
 example : R false true   := by apply_rfl -- Error
 
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ false = true
 -/
@@ -326,45 +335,45 @@ with
 #guard_msgs in
 example : HEq false true := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   False
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   True
 ⊢ False ↔ True
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : False ↔ True   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ P false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : P false true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q false true   := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ Q' false true
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : Q' false true  := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   false
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   true
 ⊢ R false true
 -/
@@ -398,18 +407,18 @@ example : HEq true 1 := by with_reducible apply_rfl -- Error
 inductive S : Bool → Bool → Prop where | refl : a = true → S a a
 attribute [refl] S.refl
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   false
 ⊢ S true false
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 example : S true false  := by apply_rfl -- Error
 /--
-error: tactic 'apply_rfl' failed, The lhs
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
   true
-is not definitionally equal to rhs
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
   false
 ⊢ S true false
 -/
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/wfirred.lean b/tests/lean/run/wfirred.lean
index 89fbfcbc9f..ef3bffc967 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/wfirred.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/wfirred.lean
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ example : foo (n+1) = foo n := rfl
 
 -- also for closed terms
 /--
-error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  foo 0
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  0
 ⊢ foo 0 = 0
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
@@ -43,11 +42,10 @@ example : foo 0 = 0 := by rfl
 
 -- It only works on closed terms:
 /--
-error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  foo (n + 1)
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  foo n
 n : Nat
 ⊢ foo (n + 1) = foo n
 -/
diff --git a/tests/lean/runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean.expected.out
index 42215a9a19..b02e84d57c 100644
--- a/tests/lean/runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean.expected.out
@@ -1,45 +1,39 @@
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:2:25-2:28: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:2:25-2:28: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  1
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  a + b
 a b : Nat
 ⊢ 1 ≤ a + b
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:3:25-3:28: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:3:25-3:28: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  a + b
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  b
 a b : Nat
 this : 1 ≤ a + b
 ⊢ a + b ≤ b
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:4:25-4:28: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:4:25-4:28: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  b
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  2
 a b : Nat
 this✝ : 1 ≤ a + b
 this : a + b ≤ b
 ⊢ b ≤ 2
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:9:18-9:21: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:9:18-9:21: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  1
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  a + b
 a b : Nat
 ⊢ 1 ≤ a + b
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:10:14-10:17: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:10:14-10:17: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  a + b
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  b
 a b : Nat
 ⊢ a + b ≤ b
-runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:11:14-11:17: error: The rfl tactic failed. Possible reasons:
-- The goal is not a reflexive relation (neither `=` nor a relation with a @[refl] lemma).
-- The arguments of the relation are not equal.
-Try using the reflexivity lemma for your relation explicitly, e.g. `exact Eq.refl _` or
-`exact HEq.rfl` etc.
+runTacticMustCatchExceptions.lean:11:14-11:17: error: tactic 'rfl' failed, the left-hand side
+  b
+is not definitionally equal to the right-hand side
+  2
 a b : Nat
 ⊢ b ≤ 2