Idiom
get one's fingers burnt
Meaning
To suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He got his fingers burnt after investing in that risky company.”
“After she got her fingers burnt by a bad business deal, she decided to be much more careful with her money.”
“Having once got his fingers burnt by an overly ambitious project, he now approaches every new venture with a healthy dose of skepticism.”
Examples
simple
“He got his fingers burnt after investing in that risky company.”
contextual
“After she got her fingers burnt by a bad business deal, she decided to be much more careful with her money.”
complex
“Having once got his fingers burnt by an overly ambitious project, he now approaches every new venture with a healthy dose of skepticism.”
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