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  1. once bitten, twice shyproverb

    Synonyms:
    The burnt child dreads the fire, chat échaudé craint leau froide

  2. once bitten, twice shyproverb

    One is cautious in the future if he has been hurt in the past.

    Synonyms:
    chat échaudé craint leau froide, The burnt child dreads the fire

Editors Contribution3.0 / 3 votes

  1. don'get burnt twice by the same flame

    Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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  1. Joseph Minott:

    It does not surprise me at this point the government - once bitten, twice shy - is not rushing to the rescue again.

  2. Yang Hai:

    Once bitten, twice shy. Investors burnt by last year's market crash are still too scared to enter the market, which is why we see a trading pattern of quick profit-taking.


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  • مرة واحدة للعArabic
  • Gebranntes Kind scheut das FeuerGerman
  • μόλις τσίμπησε, δύο φορές ντροπαλόςGreek
  • una vez mordido dos veces tímidoSpanish
  • une fois mordu, deux fois timideFrench
  • bitten uair, cúthail faoi dhóIrish
  • दूध का जला छाछ भी फूँक - फूँककर पीता हैHindi
  • sekali digigit, dua kali maluIndonesian
  • non si tocca la seconda volta il ferro roventeItalian
  • פעם נשך, פעמיים ביישןHebrew
  • 一度噛んだら、二度恥ずかしがりJapanese
  • ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಕಚ್ಚಿದ, ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ ನಾಚಿಕೆKannada
  • 한 번 물린, 두 번 수줍어하는Korean
  • cum percussi aspicerent sanabantur, bis fugaxLatin
  • en gang bitt, to ganger sjenertNorwegian
  • Lepiej dmuchać na zimnePolish
  • идиома: обRussian
  • ஒருமுறை கடித்தது, இருமுறை வெட்கம்Tamil
  • bir kez ısırıldı, iki kez utangaçTurkish
  • một lần bị cắn hai lần nhátVietnamese
  • 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳Chinese

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