Meaning of get one's fingers burnt | Babel Free

Definitions

To suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.

idiomatic

Examples

“He got his fingers burnt in that stock market scam, but at least he didn't lose his house.”

“He developed a special interest in coconut cultivation after witnessing the success of some farmers who made huge money only to get his fingers burnt.”

“Artur Fischer, for example, is the head of the Berlin stock-exchange who got his fingers burnt in China.”

CEFR level