burn one's fingers

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Verb

burn one's fingers

(idiomatic) to harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.
He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since.

Translations

harm oneself

Finnish: polttaa sormensa/näppinsä
French: se tirer une balle dans le pied (fr)

Russian: обжига́ться (ru) (obžigátʹsja), обже́чься (ru) (obžéčʹsja)
Telugu: చేతులు కాల్చుకొను (cētulu kālcukonu)

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