burn one's fingers
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burn one's fingers
verb burns one's fingers · burning one's fingers · burned one's fingers · burnt one's fingers
- To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions. He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since.
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verb harm oneself
| Français | se tirer une balle dans le pied |
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| Русский | обжига́ться obžigátʹsja, обже́чься obžéčʹsja |
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title = {burn one's fingers},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burn%20one's%20fingers},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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