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burns one's fingers

burns one's fingers is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 burns one's fingers

What is burns one's fingers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns one's fingers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn one's fingers.

Words near burns one's fingers in the dictionary

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

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