Have your fingers burned In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have your fingers burned", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of Have your fingers burned (redirected from burn your fingersget your fingers burnt )

Synonyms:

Back the Wrong Horse , play with fire , put oneself out of court , buy a pig in a poke

Burn your fingersget your fingers burnt verb phrase

"Burn your fingers" and "get your fingers burnt" mean the same thing. The word "get" can be replaced with " have" in the phrase "get your fingers burnt".

To suffer the consequences of something that you have done

I got/had my fingers burnt by the bad decisions I ever made.

I tried to lie, but got my fingers burnt right after, that's how I know I should not lie again.

John burned his fingers by investing a large sum of money in stocks.

Other phrases about:

To lower the boom (on someone or something)

To punish someone or something harshly

a taste of your own medicine

This expression implies someone should experience the same bad things they themselves have given to others.

be for the high jump

Someone is going to receive a harsh punishment for what he or she has done something wrong.

Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

Small-time criminals will face the full consequences of the law while those who commit large-scale crimes will go unpunished.

Give Someone A Black Eye

Punish someone by damaging their dignity or reputation for what they have done without causing them permanent harm.

Grammar and Usage of Burn your fingersget your fingers burnt

Verb Forms

burned your fingers/got your fingers burnt
burns your fingers/gets your fingers burnt
burning your fingers/getting your fingers burnt

The verb "burn/get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Burn your fingersget your fingers burnt

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The exact origin is unknown but some people supposed the idiom is related to the fire fighters getting burnt so as to save people from fires.