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- get fingers burned
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lumi | | LOO-mee | Finnish |
Jacinthe | | zha-SENT | French |
Wiktor | | VEEK-tawr | Polish |
Frida | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic |
Anwar | | - | Arabic |
Annemarie | | ahn-nə-mah-REE (Dutch) | Dutch, German |