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单词 get one's fingers burned/burnt (or burn one's fingers)
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get one's fingers burned/burnt (or burn one's fingers)

(Especially in a financial context) suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one’s actions, discouraging one from trying a similar action again.This is no solace to ordinary people who've got their fingers burned in the stock market....
  • He got his fingers burnt in a patisserie venture at the Lakeside shopping centre in Essex.
  • Takeway owners in Preston and South Ribble could get their fingers burnt following an overhaul of the licensing laws.
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