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单词 to get one's fingers burnt
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to get (also have) one's fingers burnt
(b) to burn one's fingers and variants: to suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of doing something, esp. undertaking a risky venture; to become discouraged from attempting such an action again as a consequence of this; now often in to get (also have) one's fingers burnt.Also rarely: to burn (another's) fingers (cf. quot. 1865).
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > do harm [verb (intransitive)] > to a person
to burn (another's) fingers1865
to bust (a person's) balls1948
1583 W. Farington Let. 29 Mar. in S. M. Ffarington Farington Papers (1856) 132 I intend not to burn my fingers in other mens fyres.]
1595 A. Hartwell in tr. G. T. Minadoi Hist. Warres Turkes & Persians Ep. Ded. sig. A2v They are such as concerne matter of estate, where withall I list not to meddle for feare of burning my fingers.
1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops i. 6 The Golden Supremacie is the Chesnut, perils and dangers are the fire, the Pope loath to burne his owne fingers, vseth you but as the Spaniels foote to scrape for the Chesnut.
1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 10 None..durst begin, for fear they should burn their Fingers.
1713 J. Addison in Guardian 15 July 1/1 I Do not care for Burning my Fingers in a Quarrel.
1782 E. Pendleton Let. 23 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 436 Medlars often get their fingers burnt.
1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks iv. 126 Strove to overreach each other, and burn the fingers of unsuspicious outsiders.
1957 Economist 28 Sept. 1004/2 The allegation of a ‘leak’ about last Thursday's increase in Bank rate has brought forth understandable indignation from those City dealers whose fingers were burned.
2014 Derby Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. 24 Don't play games in love unless you want to get your fingers burned.
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