get one's fingers burnt

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Meaning: (idiomatic)To suffer relatively minor,adversive, and unexpectedharm.Hegot his fingers burntin that stock market scam, but at least he didn't lose his house.2015August 25, “Anwar Raja, the farmer, got his fingers burnt”, inThe Hindu‎[1], retrieved20 November 2018:He developed a special interest in coconut cultivation after witnessing the success of some farmers who made huge money only toget his fingers burnt.2011February 8, Stephen Evans, “German firms fear China technology theft”, inBBC news‎[2], retrieved20 November 2018:Artur Fischer, for example, is the head of the Berlin stock-exchange whogot his fingers burntin China.

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