get fingers burned

get one's fingers burned

Fig. to receive harm or punishment for one's actions. (Normally fig.) 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Haydar	-	Turkish
Gomer	GO-mər (English)	Biblical
Cassandra	kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Mirna	-	Croatian, Serbian
UrtĖ	-	Lithuanian
Maia (2)	MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)	Roman Mythology