| 词汇 | burn your fingers |
| 释义 | Idiom burn your fingersburn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money.Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks.The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes. burn (one's) fingersTo 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 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. |
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