- burn one's fingers
- Get one's self into trouble (as by meddling in the affairs of others, or by speculation), smart for it, get scorched.
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burn one's fingers — ► burn one s fingers suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
burn one's fingers — idi burn one s fingers, to suffer injury or loss by meddling or by acting rashly … From formal English to slang
To burn one's fingers — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burn one's fingers — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. * /He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn t want to try again./ * /Some people can t be told;… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn one's fingers — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. * /He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn t want to try again./ * /Some people can t be told;… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn\ one's\ fingers — v. phr. informal To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn t want to try again. Some people can t be told; they have to… … Словарь американских идиом
burn one's fingers — verb to harm oneself; to suffer consequences of ones actions. He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since … Wiktionary
To burn one's fingers — Finger Fin ger (f[i^][ng] g[ e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get one's fingers burned (or burnt) (or burn one's fingers) — suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. → finger … English new terms dictionary
burn one's fingers — Injure oneself by meddling. Incur unexpected financial loss … A concise dictionary of English slang
