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once bitten, twice shy meaning in Tamil

ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்து

once bitten, twice shy in Tamil: ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்து. In English, once bitten, twice shy means one is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

Tamil words for once bitten, twice shy

ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்து

English meaning of once bitten, twice shy

  1. proverb One is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

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Questions about once bitten, twice shy in Tamil

What is the meaning of once bitten, twice shy in Tamil?
Once bitten, twice shy in Tamil is ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்து.
once bitten, twice shy என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Once bitten, twice shy: ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்து.
What does once bitten, twice shy mean in English?
Once bitten, twice shy means one is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: once bitten, twice shy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: once bitten, twice shy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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