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1burnt his fingers — got in trouble; lost money through risky investing …
2Burnt — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.… …
3burn your fingers — get your fingers burnt informal phrase to have a bad experience when something such as a relationship or a business deal goes wrong They got their fingers burnt and lost a lot of money. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… …
4get your fingers burnt — burn your ˈfingers | get your ˈfingers burnt idiom to suffer as a result of doing sth without realizing the possible bad results, especially in business • He got his fingers badly burnt dabbling in the stock market. Main entry: ↑burnidiom …
5get your fingers burnt — If someone gets their fingers burnt, they suffer as a result of an unsuccessful action and are nervous about trying again. He got his fingers burnt so badly in the last elections that he decided to withdraw from politics …
6burn your fingers — If you burn your fingers (or get your fingers burnt), you suffer financially as a result of foolish behaviour. Jack got his fingers burnt playing on the stock market …
7To burn one's fingers — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.… …
8Jodha of Mandore — Rao Jodha (28 March 1416 6 April 1489) was a Rajput ruler of Mandore (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). He was the son of Rao Ranmal (Ranamalla) of the Rathore clan. He is known for founding the city of Jodhpur in 1459. AncestryRao… …
9Wyclef Jean — Infobox musical artist Name = Wyclef Jean Img capt = Wyclef Jean performing at a UNAIDS concert. Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Neluset Wyclef Jean Alias = Wyclef Born = birth date and age|1972|10|17 Croix des… …
10List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …