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burned one's fingers

burned one's fingers is the simple past and past participle of burn one's fingers.

Meaning of burn one's fingers

Verb

burn one's fingers (third-person singular simple present burns one's fingers, present participle burning one's fingers, simple past and past participle burned one's fingers or burnt one's fingers)

  1. (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.

Questions about burned one's fingers

What is burned one's fingers the simple past and past participle of?
Burned one's fingers is the simple past and past participle of burn one's fingers.

Words near burned one's fingers in the dictionary

  1. burned in
  2. burned off
  3. burned one down
  4. burned one's boats
  5. burned one's bridges
  6. burned one's fingers
  7. burned one's toast
  8. burned out
  9. burned pavement
  10. burned rubber
  11. burned someone at the stake

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