I had my fingers burned the last time I questioned the company policy.
•I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I won't try it again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get one's fingers burned — See: BURN ONE S FINGERS … Dictionary of American idioms
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
get\ one's\ fingers\ burned — See: burn one s fingers … Словарь американских идиом
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
Burned — 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
Get Smart — For the 2008 action comedy film, see Get Smart (film). For other uses, see Get Smart (disambiguation). Get Smart Title card from Seasons 1 and 2 of the original NBC run Genre Sitcom … Wikipedia
To be burned out — 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
