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getting one's fingers burnt

getting one's fingers burnt is the present participle and gerund of get one's fingers burnt.

Meaning of get one's fingers burnt

Verb

get one's fingers burnt (third-person singular simple present gets one's fingers burnt, present participle getting one's fingers burnt, simple past got one's fingers burnt, past participle (UK) got one's fingers burnt or (US) gotten one's fingers burnt)

  1. (idiomatic) To suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.
    • He got his fingers burnt in that stock market scam, but at least he didn't lose his house.

Questions about getting one's fingers burnt

What is getting one's fingers burnt the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's fingers burnt is the present participle and gerund of get one's fingers burnt.

Words near getting one's fingers burnt in the dictionary

  1. getting one's eyes off
  2. getting one's fairing
  3. getting one's feet wet
  4. getting one's fill
  5. getting one's finger out
  6. getting one's fingers burnt
  7. getting one's fingers into
  8. getting one's foot in the door
  9. getting one's freak on
  10. getting one's fuck on
  11. getting one's groove on

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