once bitten, twice shy
成語所屬單字bite
once bitten, twice shy — 慣用語
1. After a bad experience, you become cautious about similar situations.
1.慣用語
釋義
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
After a bad experience, you become cautious about similar situations.
例句
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.慣用語
釋義
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
after one bad experience, a person becomes very careful so that the same thing does not happen again.
例句
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.