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.