once bitten, twice shy
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once bitten, twice shy — idiom
1. After a bad experience, you become cautious about similar situations.
1.idiom
Definition
After a bad experience, you become cautious about similar situations.
Example
Once bitten, twice shy; she never invested in risky stocks again.
After being cheated, he is once bitten, twice shy about online deals.
2. after one bad experience, a person becomes very careful so that the same thing d
2.idiom
Definition
after one bad experience, a person becomes very careful so that the same thing does not happen again.
Example
Lior lost money on her first online order, and now, once bitten, twice shy, she always reads the reviews.
Once bitten, twice shy — Olu refuses to lend his tools to anyone these days.