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
Liljana	-	Macedonian
Hera	HER-ə (English)	Greek Mythology
Giovanna	[dʒɔ:'va:nna:]
Eckhard	EK-hahrt	German
ZsÓFia	ZHO-fee-aw	Hungarian
Ajay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil