Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks.
The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
burn — [bɜːn ǁ bɜːrn] verb burned PTandPP or burnt [bɜːnt ǁ bɜːrnt] [transitive] 1. COMPUTING to copy information held on a computer s … Financial and business terms
burn 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… … Useful english dictionary
burn your fingers — If you burn your fingers, you suffer a loss or something unpleasant as the result of something you did, making you less likely to do it again … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn your fingers — or get your fingers burnt informal 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 … English dictionary
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. brinnan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burn your fingers — burn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money. Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks. The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes … New idioms dictionary
burn one's fingers — ► burn one s fingers suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — 1 verb past and past participle burnt or burned FIRE 1 PRODUCE HEAT (I) to produce heat and flames: Is the fire still burning? 2 DESTROY WITH FIRE (I, T) to be destroyed by fire or destroy something with fire: burn sth: I burnt all his old… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… … English dictionary
