burn one's fingers

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Definitions of burn one's fingers words

noun burn one's fingers to suffer from having meddled or been rash 3
noun burn one's fingers to cause oneself trouble by being too inquisitive, meddlesome, etc. 3
verb burn one's fingers (Idiomatic) to harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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