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burnt one's fingers

burnt 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 burnt one's fingers

What is burnt one's fingers the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt one's fingers is the simple past and past participle of burn one's fingers.

Words near burnt one's fingers in the dictionary

  1. burnt offering
  2. burnt offerings
  3. burnt one down
  4. burnt one's boats
  5. burnt one's bridges
  6. burnt one's fingers
  7. burnt one's toast
  8. burnt orange
  9. burnt oranges
  10. burnt out
  11. burnt pavement

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