burn (one's) fingers

To suffer an unpleasant or ruinous consequence (especially the loss of money) for some action, often such that one becomes unwilling or reluctant to do it again. During the boom times, countless would-be investors put everything they owned into shady investment deals, and most of them ended up burning their fingers badly.

burn one's fingers

Harm oneself, as in I'm staying away from risky stocks; I've burned my fingers often enough. Some believe this expression came from a legend about a monkey who gets a cat to pull its chestnuts out of the fire (see cat's paw); others hold it is from an English proverb: "Burn not thy fingers to snuff another's candle" (James Howell, English Proverbs, 1659). [c. 1700]

burn your fingers (or get your fingers burned/burnt)

suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of your actions.

1998 Times An American buyer remains a possibility, although it is not entirely clear why any would want to risk getting their fingers burnt twice.

词组	burn (one's) fingers
释义	burn (one's) fingers burn (one's) fingers To suffer an unpleasant or ruinous consequence (especially the loss of money) for some action, often such that one becomes unwilling or reluctant to do it again. During the boom times, countless would-be investors put everything they owned into shady investment deals, and most of them ended up burning their fingers badly. See also: burn, finger Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. burn one's fingers Harm oneself, as in I'm staying away from risky stocks; I've burned my fingers often enough. Some believe this expression came from a legend about a monkey who gets a cat to pull its chestnuts out of the fire (see cat's paw); others hold it is from an English proverb: "Burn not thy fingers to snuff another's candle" (James Howell, English Proverbs, 1659). [c. 1700] See also: burn, finger The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. burn your fingers (or get your fingers burned/burnt) suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of your actions. 1998 Times An American buyer remains a possibility, although it is not entirely clear why any would want to risk getting their fingers burnt twice. See also: burn, finger Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: burn one's fingers burn your fingers get (one's) fingers burned get fingers burned get your fingers burned get your fingers burnt have (one's) fingers burned come to a bad end come to a bad/sticky end here we go again
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